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LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN 


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DOVER,  ROCHESTER, 


FARMINGTON, 


Great  Falls  and  Berwick 


ILLUSTRATED. 


BOSTON: 
MERCANTILE  PUBLISIILNG  COMPANY, 

No.  258  Purchase  Street. 
1890. 


COPYRIGHT. 

MERCANTILE   PUBLISHING   CO. 

1890. 


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INXRODUCTORV. 

Xearly  three  centuries  have  elapsed  since  the  territory  now- 
included  within  Dover's  limits  was  first  visited  by  white  men  ; 
and  this  vast  period  of  time  has  been  so  crowded  with  incident, 
has  witnessed  so  many  stirring  and  decisive  events  and  has  brought  about 
so  great  a  number  of  radical  changes  in  modes  of  government,  manners  of 
living,  habits  of  thought,  and  methods  employed  in  manufacturing  and  in 
-commerce,  that  even  were  this  brief  sketch  to  be  so  extended  that  it  would  fill  a  goodly  volume  it 
■would  still  be  but  an  incomplete  record  of  the  doings  which  have  transformed  a  howlinc  wilderness 
into  one  of  the  most  important,  flourishing  and  beautiful  cities  in  New  Hampshire.  The  Seventeenth 
Century  had  but  barely  opened  when  the  expedition,  which  was  to  number  among  its  results  the  first 
visitation  by  civilized  man  of  this  region,  left  England,  for  it  was  the  tenth  day  of  April,  1603,  that 
two  tiny  vessels  sailed  from  the  port  of  Bristol,  sent  out  by  the  enterprising  merchants  of  that  place 
on  a  voyage  of  discovery  and  exploration.  Tiny  indeed  were  these  vessels — so  tiny  in  fact  that  both 
of  them  could  easily  be  stored  in  a  corner  of  the  hold  of  one  of  the  great  steamships  now  so  common 
for  the  larger  vessel  was  of  but  fifty  tons  burden  while  lier  companion  was  only  half  that  capacity. 
But,  snjall  as  they  were,  they  reached  the  shore  of  the  new  world  in  safely  under  the  skillful  captain- 
ship of  Martin  Pring,  and  from  them  a  boat  expedition  was  sent  up  the  Pascataqua  River  for  a 
distance  of  twelve  miles  or  so.  "Very  goodly  groves  and  woods  and  sundry  sorts  of  beasts"  were 
«een  by  the  little  band  of  explorers,  but  no  attempt  to  found  a  settlement  was  made,  the  purpose  of 
itheir  errand  being  merely  to  gain  an  idea  of  "  the  lay  of  the  land." 


4  DO  VER  AND  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 

Eleven  years  later,  or  March  3,  10 14,  no  li-ss  a  personage  than  Capt.  John  Srailli,  of  Pbcahontas  fanje- 
embarked  from  London  and  reached  Monliegan  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  the  following  month.  Aftei- 
arriving  at  this  point  he  built  seven  boats,  and  in  one  of  these,  accompanied  by  eight  men,  he  enteredi 
the  Pascataqua.  At  this  time  there  was  not,  so  far  as  is  known,  a  single  European  residing  at  any 
point  on  the  long  coast  line  extending  from  Plymouth  to  the  French  settlement  on  the  island  of  Mounti 
Desert,  although  scattered  along  it  at  sparse  intervals  were  places  temporarily  visited  by  fishermen^ 
This  state  of  affairs  continued  for  nearly  a  decade  after  Smith's  visit,  the  time  and  manner  of  it& 
termination  being  stated  in  Hubbard's  "  History  of  New  England  "  thus  : 

THE    FIRST    SETTLENIENT. 

"Some  merchants  and  other  gentlemen  in  the  west  of  England,  belonging  to  the  cities  of  Exeter,. 
Bristol,  Shrewsbury,  and  the  towns  of  Plymouth,  Dorchester,  etc.,  .  .  .  having  obtained  patents 
for  several  parts  of  the  country  of  New  England,  .  .  .  made  some  attempts  at  beginning  a. 
plantation  in  some  place  about  the  Pascataqua  River  about  the  year  1623.     .     .     .     They  sent  ovec- 


Residence  of  Ex-Governok  Sawyeu. 


that  year  one  Mr.  David  Thompson,  with  Mr.  Edward  Hilton  and  his  brother,  Mr.  William  Hilton„ 
•who  had  been  fishmongers  in  London,  with  some  others  that  came  along  with  them,  furnished  with, 
necessaries  for  carrying  on  a  plantation  there.  Possibly  some  others  might  be  sent  after  them  in  the- 
years  following,  1624  and  1625,  some  of  whom  first,  in  probability,  seized  on  a  place  called  the  Little 
Harbour,  on  the  west  side  of  Pascataqua  River,  towards  or  at  the  mouth  thet'eof  ;  the  Hiltons  in  the- 
meanwhile  setting  up  their  stages  higher  up  the  river  towards  the  north-west,  at  or  about  a  place  since- 
called  Dover." 

The  accuracy  of  the  above  statement  has  becTi  questioned,  particularly  that  portion  of  it  which 
gives  the  year  of  settlement  as  1623,  but  the  author  was  certainly  in  a  position  to  gather  and  preserve- 
authentic  information  relative  to  the  history  of  those  times  for  he  was  the  Reverend  William- 
Hubbard,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  in  1642,  and  a  learned  and  careful  historian,  who  not  only  made  free 
use  of  all  available  records  but  also  of  the  abundant  opportunities  he  possessed  for  consulting  th& 
early  settlers,  and  in  this  latter  connection  it  is  worthy  of  note  that  when  Mr.  Hubbard  was  officiating- 
as  a  minister  in  Ipswich,  in  1058,  Dover's  original  settler,  Edward  Hilton,  was  living  near  Exeter,  lesa- 


DOVER  AND  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 


tliaii  a  day's  joaniey  distant.  But  happily  it  is  no  longer  necessary  to  depend  upon  mere  probabilities 
to  establisii  tlie  date  of  Dover's  settlement,  for  a  few  years  ago  there  was  discovered  among  the  files 
■of  Suffolk  Court,  an  original  document  which  determines  it  beyond  a  reasonable  doubt.  ^J'his  paper  is 
in  the  form  of  a  petition  for  a  confirmation  of  a  sale  of  territory  made  by  Tabanto,  Sagamore  of 
Penacook,  in  1636,  to  William  Hilton,  Sr.,  and  his  son,  William  Hilton,  Jr.,  the  petitioner.  The 
petition  was  presented  in  1660,  and  fully  covers  the  point  at  issue  as  will  be  seen  by  the  following 
•extract  : 

"  Wliereas,  your  petitioner's  father,  William  Hilton,  came  over  into  New  England  about  the 
yeare  Anno  :  Dom  :  1621,  &  yor  petitioner  came  about  one  yeare  &  an  haife  after,  and  in  a  little 
tyme  following  settld  ourselves  upon  the  River  of  Pascataq  with  Mr.  Edw.  Hilton,  who  were  the 
•first  English  planters  there — " 

The  petitioner  was  a  nephew  of  Edward  Hilton  and  bore  a  high  reputation  for  integrity.  It  is 
known  that  his  father  came  to  Plymouth  in  the  ship  Fortune,  November  11,  1621,  and  that  his 
wife  and  children  followed  in  July  or  August,  1623,  or  in  other  words  after  an  interval  of  about  a  year 
-and  a  half,  as  stated  in  the  petition.  Thus  the  evidence  is  conclusive  tliat  Edward  Hilton  settled  at 
Dover  in  1C23,  and  as  such  is 
the  fact  Dover  is  entitled  to  the 
honor  of  being  the  first  settled 
town  in  New  Hampshire,  and 
Hilton  to  the  distinction  of  hav- 
ing been  the  first  permanent 
«ettler  in  the  State. 

The  exact  locality  of  the 
-original  settlement  is  not  pos- 
itively known,  that  is  to  say  it 
is  not  established  by  record,  but 
tradition  places  it  at  the  extreme 
southern  point  of  Dover,  and 
■authorities  very  generally  agree 
that  this  tradition  is  worthy  of 
-credence.  Certainly  a  more 
advantageous  spot  could  not 
have  been  selected,  for  it  was 
easy  of  access  by  waterways, 
which  always  form  the  chief  and 
•often  the  only  means  of  commu- 
nication in  a  virgin  and  wooded  country  ;  the  broad  ex])an8e  of  water  on  all  sides  but  one  rendered 
it  practically  impossible  for  the  savages  to  approach  in  any  considerable  force  unseen,  and  the  great 
abundance  of  fish,  so  easily  available  at  certain  seasons,  afforded  an  unlimited  and  invaluable  food" 
-supply  which  insured  the  settlers  against  that  famine  which  was  a  by  no  means  uncommon  e.xperience 
-of  New  England  pioneers  less  fortunately  located.  From  an  issthetic  point  of  view,  also,  the  choice 
was  a  wise  one,  for  the  scenery  is  beautiful  and  varied  in  this  region  which  is  now  a  popular  summer  resort. 

Despite  these  advantages  of  location  the  work  of  settlement  proceeded  very  slowly,  Hubbard 
-stating  that  in  1631  "there  were  but  three  houses  in  all  that  part  of  the  country  adjoining  the 
Pascataqua  River.     There  had  also  been  some  expense  about  salt  works." 

Tiie  title  under  which  Edward  Hilton  and  his  associates  in  England  held  their  lands  was  some- 
what vague  and  unsatisfactory  so  they  made  application  to  have  it  more  specifically  defined.  All  the 
territory  on  this  continent  between  the  fortieth  and  the  forty-eighth  degrees  of  north  latitude  was 
•controlled  by  an  organization  generally  called  the  "Plymouth  Council,"  which  held  and  disposed  of 
the  lands  within  these  limits  by  virtue  of  letters  j)atent  received  from  the  King,  November  3,  1606, 


St.  Thomas'  Church  and  Lakayette's  Headquarteks. 


6  DOVER  AND  ITS  POTSTS  OF  INTEREST. 

and  it  was  this  body  which  inaile  the  grant  desired  by  the  Dover  settlers  and  those  associated  witl» 
them.  It  was  issued  Mareli  12,  1030,  and  as  all  the  land  titles  in  Dover  and  several  neighboring  town*, 
proceed  from  it  it  is  o^  sufficient  interest  to  warrant  our  giving  it  almost  verbatim  : 

"Xow  know  yee  that  the  said  President  &  Councell  by  Virtue  &  Authority  of  his  Majties  said 
•Letters  Patents,  and  for  and  in  consideracon  that  Edward  Hilton  &  his  Associates  hath  already  at  hi». 
and  their  owne  proper  costs  and  charges  transported  sundry  servants  to  plant  in  New  England  aforesaid 
at  a  place  there  called  by  the  natives  Wecanacohunt  otherwise  Hiltons'  point  lying  som  two  leagues  from 
the  month  of  the  River  Pascataquack  in  New  England  aforesaid  where  they  have  already  Built  som- 
houses,  and  planted  Corne,  And  for  that  he  doth  further  intend  by  God's  Divine  Assistance,  to 
transport  thither  more  people  and  cattle,  to  the  good  increase  and  advancement  &  for  the  better 
settling  and  strengtbing  of  their  plantacon  as  also  that  they  may  be  better  encouraged  to  proceed  in. 
soe  pious  a  work  which  may  Especially  tend  to  the  propagacon  of  Religion  and  to  the  Great  Increase 
of  Trade  to  his  Majties  Realmes  and  Dominions,  and  to  the  advancement  of  publique  plantacon,  Have 
given  granted  Enfeoffed  and  Confirmed,  and  by  this  their  p'sent  writing  doe  fully  clearly  and 
absolutely  give  grant  enfeoffe  and  confirm  unto  the  said  Edward  Hilton  his  heires  and  assignes  for 
ever,  all  that  part  of  the  River  Pascataquack  called  or  known  by  the  name  of  Wecanacohunt  or 
Hiltons'  Point  with  the  south  side  of  the  said  River,  up  to  the  ffall  of  the  River,  and  three  miles  into 
the  Maine  Land  by  all  the  breadth  aforesaid.  Together  with  all  the  Shoares,  Creeks,  Bays  Harbor*, 
and  Coasts,  alongst  the  sea  within  the  limits  and  Bounds  aforesaid  with  the  woods  and  Islands  next 
adjoyneing  to  the  said  Lands,  not  being  already  granted  by  the  said  Councell  unto  any  other  person  or 
persons  together  alsoe  with  all  the  Lands  River  mines  ^linerals  of  what  kinde  or  nature  soever,  woods. 
Quarries,  Marshes,  Waters,  Lakes,  ffishings,  Huntings,  Hawkings  ffowlings,  Comodities  Emolurats  and 
hereditaments  whatsoever  withall  and  singular  their  or  to  the  said  Lands  lying  within  the  same  Limits, 
or  Bounds  belonging  or  in  any  wise  appertaining  .  .  .  unto  the  said  Edward  Hilton  his  heires,. 
Associates  and  Assignes  forever  to  the  onely  proper  use  and  behoof  of  the  said  Edward  Hilton  his- 
heires  Associates  &  Assignes  for  ever,  yielding  and  paying  unto  our  Soveraigne  Lord  the  King  one- 
ffifth  part  of  Gold  and  Silver  Oares,  and  another  ffifth  part  to  the  Councell  aforesaid  and  their 
successors  to  be  holden  of  tlie  said  Councell  and  their  successors  by  the  rent  hereafter  in  these  p'sents- 
Reserved,  yielding  and  paying  therefor  yearly  for  ever  unto  the  said  Councell  their  successors  or 
Assignes  for  every  hundred  Acres  of  the  said  Land  in  use  the  sume  of  twelve  pence  of  Lawfull 
money  of  England  into  the  hands  of  the  Rent  gatherers  for  the  time  being  of  the  said  Councell  yr 
successors  or  Assignes  for  all  services  whatsoever." 

Nearly  a  year  and  a  half  elapsed  before  the  actual  delivery  of  the  land,  this  ceremony  being- 
performed  July  7,  1631,  by  Thomas  Lewis,  acting  under  power  of  attorney  from  the  Council.  It  was- 
delivered  on  the  premises,  the  witnesses  being  Thomas  Wiggin,  William  Hilton,  Samuel  Sharpe,  and 
James  Downe. 

No  record  apjiears  of  any  history  of  the  Dover  settlement  during  the  time  between  the  date  of 
the  grant  and  the  formal  delivery  of  the  land,  and  indeed  the  records  of  the  early  history  of  this. 
colony  are  exceptionally  meagre  and  unsatisfactory,  especially  when  compared  with  those  of  the- 
Plymouth  and  Massachusetts  Bay  colonies,  and  the  reason  of  this  difference  is  plain.  Men  possessed  of 
peculiar  ideas  and  identified  with  a  movement  resulting  from  them,  naturally  take  care  to  see  that  fult 
and  clear  records  are  made  of  the  origin  and  progress  of  that  movement,  that  their  ways  may  be 
justified  and  their  convictions  and  sacrifices  appreciated  by  their  successors,  and  in  time,  by  all  man- 
kind. Then  again,  the  history  of  such  an  undertaking  cannot  but  be  of  peculiar  interest  to  the- 
student  of  humanity  and  must  of  necessity  contain  more  of  romance  and  of  unusual  happenings  thai> 
the  history  of  an  enterprise  carried  on  by  those  seeking  to  better  merely  their  worldly  position,  and  so- 
actuated  by  the  commonplace  motives  which  animate  people  in  general.  The  Pilgrims  of  Plymouth 
and  the  Puritans  of  Massachusetts  Bay  did  not  leave  the  old  country  because  they  could  not  gain  a 
satisfactory  livelihood  there,  or  because  they  thought  the  New  World  offered  more  opportunities  for 


DOVER  AND  ITS  POlIfTS  OF  INTEREST.  T 

the  accumulation  of  wealth,  but  because  they  sought  that  liberty  of  conscience  which  was  denied  them 
in  England  ;  but  while  this  motive  was  common  to  them  both  there  was  one  essential  point  of 
difference  between  them  which  is  now  generally  overlooked,  the  result  being  tliat  Puritan  and  Pilgrim 
are  almost  synonymous  terms  in  the  popular  mind,  the  only  distinction  made  being  that  the  Puritans 
settled  at  one  point  on  the  coast  and  the  Pilgrims  at  another.  Yet  their  convictions  were  radically 
different,  for  the  Pilgrims  felt  themselves  obliged  to  separate  entirely  from  the  Church  of  England  and 
to  discountenance  its  existence,  while  the  Puritans  recognized  that  church  but  had  conscientious 
scruples  concerning  some  of  its  ceremonies.  Tlie  New  Hampshire  colonists  belonged  to  neither  party. 
They  held  no  peculiar  ideas  concerning  Church  or  State  and  had  no  theories  of  temporal  or  spiritual 


Central  Avenub,  Looking  South. 

government  differing  from  those  accepted  in  England,  their  only  object  in  braving  the  dangers  and 
discomforts  of  life  in  the  wilderness  being  tiie  acquisition  of  wealth.  Of  course  this  motive  was 
mixed  with  various  others,  such  as  a  liking  for  a  life  of  adventure  and  an  ambition  to  gain  a  social 
position  denied  to  many  of  them  in  the  Old  World  ;  but  they  were  guided  in  their  affairs  and  encouraged 
in  their  efforts  by  no  dominating,  conscientious  conviction  peculiar  to  themselves,  and  so  the  early 
historians  gave  but  little  heed  to  their  enterprises  and  the  records  now  extant' have  mostly  to  do  with 
the  number  of  beaver  skins  and  other  furs  obtained  from  the  Indians,  the  amount^of  fish  cured  for 
the  English  market,  and  other  prosaic  happenings. 

The  most  prominent  man  among  those  witnessing  the  delivery  of  the  lands  to  Edward  Hilton  was 
Captain  Thomas  Wiggin,  who  probably  represented  the  Bristol  merchants  who  hadjtaken  that  portion 


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DO  VEli  AND  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTEREST 


now  comprised  within  Dover's  limits  as  their  own.  He  returned  to  England  the  following  year  to  get 
men  and  means  to  carry  on  the  work  of  settlement  but  proceedings  were  delayed  on  account  of 
negotiations  for  the  sale  of  the  property,  they  being  brought  to  a  successful  conclusion  in  1633.  The 
Bristol  men  disposed  of  their  interests  for  the  sum  of  2150  pounds,  and  it  is  said  that  the  purchasers 
were  the  Puritan  Lords,  Say  and  Brook,  George  Willys  and  William  Whiting,  but  there  were 
evidently  others  besides  these  judging  from  the  subsequent  records  relating  to  the  property.  This 
change  in  ownership  brought  about  a  change  also  in  the  religious  auspices  under  which  the  colony  was 
conducted,  for  Edward  Hilton  was  an  adherent  of  the  Church  of  England,  while  his  successor,  Captain 

Thomas  Wiggin,  was  of  Puritan  sympa- 
thies. He  is  spoken  of  in  a  letter  written 
June  '22,  1633,  to  Governor  Winthrop,  of 
Massachusetts,  as  follows  : 

"Before  I  end,  I  must  not  forgett  to 
put  you  in  minde  of  one  that  is  cominge 
to  you,  whoe  hath  deserved  exceedingly 
of  your  father  &  the  plantation,  many 
wayes  ;  he  discovered  (under  God)  our 
enemies  plotts,  &  helpt  to  prevent  them  ; 
he  hath  also  dispossest  our  enemies  of 
their  hope,  Pascataqua,  and  intends  to 
plant  him  selfe  and  many  gracious  men 
there  this  sommer.  Noe  doubt  but  this 
may  be  and  wil  be  by  diverse  in  this  shipp 
reported  to  you  ;  but  out  of  the  mouth  of 
diverse  witnesses  the  truth  is  confirmed. 
I  have,  and  you  all  have  cause  to  blesse 
God  that  you  have  soe  good  a  neighbour 
as  Capt.  Wiggin." 

October  10,  1633,  Wiggin  landed  at 
Salem,  Mass.,  with  "about  thirty"  colo- 
nists for  Dover,  "some  of  whom  were  of 
good  estate  and  of  some  account  for 
religion,"  and  the  party  proceeded  with- 
out delay  to  the  settlement  at  Hilton's 
Point.  They  were  accompanied  by  Rev. 
William  Leverich,  "  an  able  and  worthy 
Puritan  Minister,"  and  a  meeting-house 
was  built  the  following  year,  or  in  1634, 
BO  that  this  parish  has  the  honor  of  being 
the  first  to  be  established  in  New  Hampshire.  Captain  Wiggin  did  not  long  remain  in  control  of  the 
colony,  being  succeeded  in  163V  by  Kev.  George  Burdett,  who  was  made  Governor  by  agreement 
of  the  people  who  were  otherwise  destitute  of  civil  government,  as  the  corporation  under  whose 
auspices  the  settlement  was  being  developed  had  been  organized  merely  for  planting  and  trading 
purposes  and  ha<l  no  governing  powers. 

About  December,  1638,  he  was  succeeded  by  Captain  John  Underbill,  who  came  to  Dover  that 

year  on  account  of  his  being  banished  from  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony.      Underbill  was  a  brave 

soldier  btit^ap|)ears  to  have  been  unprinciplfd  and  utterly  untrustworthy,  both  in  private  and  public  life. 

Underbill   was  succeeded  as  chief  magistrate  by   Thomas   Roberts,  ancestor  of  the  very  large 

family  of  that  name  to  be  found  throughout  New  Hampshire  and  Maine. 

The   Pa-icalaqiia  plantations  c.ime  under  the  jurisdiction  of   Massachusetts  in    1641,  this   change 
being  made  willi  the  full  consent  of  the  people,  as  important  concessions  were  made  to  individuals  and 


First  Parish  Cuurch. 


DOVEIi  AND  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTERKST. 


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to  the  towns,  and  tlie  colonists  (those  of  Dover  especially)  were  tired  of  the  confusion  arising  from 
the  contests  of  those  favoring  and  those  opposing  annexation.  They  knew  that  no  effective  resistance 
•could  be  made  if  Massachusetts  sought  to  gain  her  end  by  force  of  arms,  and,  as  they  made  excellent 
terms  (  Massachusetts  granting  everything  in  exchangt;  for  the  simple  title  of  sovereignity,)  their 
their  course  was  unloubtedly  the  wisest  one  that  could  have  been  taken.  The  Pascataqua  towns 
remained  under  Massachusetts  jurisdiction  for  nearly  forty  years,  and  so  fully  were  their  rights 
respected  and  so  much  did  they  prosper  while  this  state  of  aflfairs  continued  that  the  majority  of  the 
people  were  reluctant  to  accept  the  mandate  which  made  New  Hampshire  a  royal  province  and  severed 
their  connection  with  Massachusetts. 

Tlio    thirty    years    following    the    annexation    of    Dover    to     Missachusetts    was    comparatively 


MOKUII.I.     UloCIv,     iliANKLlN    tSQUARE. 


'Uneventful,  but  this  period  was  to  be  followed  by  one  the  like  of  which  the  colony  had  never  known 
for  they  had  thus  far  lived  at  peace  with  the  Indians,  who  had  cordially  welcomed  the  early  settlers  ; 
but  lontT-continued  abuse,  cheating  and  contempt  of  the  redskins  by  many  of  the  colonists  at  last  had 
their  natural  effect,  and  in  1675  the  first  general  war  with  the  Indians  commenced,  the  first  blood-shed 
occurring  at  Oyster  River,  in  September  of  that  year. 

Interesting  and  romantic  as  the  history  of  these  Indian  troubles  is  and  important  as  was  their 
influence  upon  the  fortunes  of  the  colony,  we  cannot  give  them  even  passing  notice  as  the  exigencies  of 
space  compal  m  to  proceed  at  once  to  the  events  attending  the  birth  of  the  ])resent  Dover,  for  old  as 
the  town  is  in  one  sense,  in  another  it  is  comparatively  young,  for  it  was  truly  "  born  again"  after  the 
advent  of  the  manufacturing  enterprises  which  itispired  it  with  such  life  and  vigor  that  in  a  few  years 


10 


DO  VER  AND  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 


it  caught  up  with  and  (.assed  by  every  town  in  New  Ilampshise  but  one,  Dover  being  second  only  tc 
Portsmouth  in  population  for  nearly  a  score  of  years. 

The  last  year  in  which  Dover  blood  was  shed  upon  Dover  soil  was  in  1725,  during  the  French  and 
Indian  War,  but  many  of  the  townspeople  lost  their  lives  during  the  Revolution,  for  the  people  were- 
heart  and  soul  in  favor  of  that  war  and  were  well  represented  in  the  Continental  armies.  The- 
population  of  the  town  in  17  76  was  less  than  it  had  been  in  1700,  being  but  1666,  and  at  the  close  of 
the  Revolution  it  was  still  less  and  the  town,  and  in  fact  the  entire  country,  was  poor,  much  in  debt,. 
and  struggling  against  the  many  disadvantages  of  a  worthless  currency.  The  effects  of  the  war 
continued  long  after  the  close  of  the  struggle,  but  soon  after  the  establishment  of  the  Constitution  the- 
industries  and  commerce  of  the  country  began  to  revive,  although  years  elapsed  before  Dover  begaa 
to  feel  the  full  benefits  of  the  new  order  of  things.  The  first  United  States  census,  taken  just  a. 
century  ago,  in  1790,  found  Dover  with  a  population  of  1998,  an  increase  of  132  in  fifteen  years,  and 
the  result  of  the  census  of   1800  was  even  more  discouraging,  while  that  of  1810  was  but  little  better^ 


Franklin    Square,   Dovbr. 

and  that  of  1820  indicated  slow  progress,  but  from  1820  to  1830  the  old  town  "  made  up  for  lost  time"' 
in  a  most  decided  manner,  and  progress  was  so  rapid  and  pronounced  thereafter  that  in  1855  it  was- 
deemed  necessary  to  have  a  city  charter  in  order  that  the  business  of  voting  could  be  carried  out  in  one- 
day,  instead  of  extending  over  two  or  three  as  was  frequently  the  result  of  the  unwieldy  towik 
organization,  and  in  order  that  all  public  business  might  be  more  efficiently  and  promptly  transacted. 

At  this  time  the  area  of  Dover  was  practically  the  same  as  now,  it  having  been  greatly  reduced 
from  the  original  township  which  included  the  present  City  of  Dover,  Somersworth,  Rollinsford^ 
Durham,  Wadbury,  Lee,  Newington  and  probably  a  part  of  Greenland.  A  small  portion  of  the  lower 
eastern  end  of  RoUinsford  was  restored  to  Dover  in  1879. 


DOVER  AND  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTEREST.  11 

« 

DOVER    AS    A    CIXY. 

Tlie  act  incorporating  tlie  City  of  Dover  was  signed  June  29,  1855,  ami  the  charter  was  accepted 
by  tliL-  townspeople  at  a  meeting  held  August  15,  1855,  the  first  mayor  taking  the  oath  of  office  and 
the  (Mty  government  being  inaugurated  March  25,  1856. 

The  great  increase  in  wealth  and  population  which  caused  the  town  government  after  an  existence 
of  222  years  to  be  superseded  by  a  city  organization,  was  chiefly  brought  about  by  the  cotton  industry 
which  had  its  origin  here  in  1812,  when  the  Dover  Cotton  Factory  was  incorporated  with  a  capital  of 
$50,000,  this  company  building  a  factory  two  miles  above  the  Lower  Falls,  as  it  was  then  thought 
that  the  power  at  the  latter  point  was  fully  taken  up  by  the  saw  and  grist  mills  there  located.  This- 
establishment  was  long  known  as  the  Upper  Factory  and  was  not  so  successful  as  its  projectors  hail 
supposed  it  would  be  ;  but  they  had  strong  faith  in  the  future  of  the  cotton  industry  and  in  1821  they- 


,  Central  Squakk,  Dovkb. 

extended  their  operations  very  considerably,  obtaining  control  of  the  Lower  Falls  and  building  the- 
first  cotton  mill  erected  in  the  village  ;  the  capital  of  the  company  having  been  increased  to  *500,000. 
It  was  again  increased,  June  17,  1823,  to  Si, 000,000  and  the  name  of  the  corporation  was  changed  from 
the  "Dover  Cotton  Factory  "  to  the  "  Dover  Manufacturing  Company,"  a  third  increase  of  capital 
being  made  June  20,  182G  when  it  became  $1,500,000.  The  company  failed  to  make  the  enterprise 
profitable,  however,  and  was  succeeded  by  a  corporation  which  still  exists  and  which  has  made  the 
undertaking  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  best-known  of  the  kind  in  the  world.  This  is  the  "  Cocheco 
Manufacturing  Company,"  incorporated  June  27,  1827,  with  a  capital  of  |!i,5ii0,000,  and  now  operating 
five  mills  and  manufacturing  some  32,000,000  yards  of  cloth  per  annum.  Connected  with  this 
enterprise  are  the  Cocheco  Print  Works  ;  their  product  amounting  to  about  50,000,000  yards  per 
annum;  the  two  establishments  consuming  12,000  bales  of  cotton  a  year.  Employment  is  given  to 
2,00(1  operatives  and  the  monthly  pay-roll  amounts  to  #50,000.  The  plant  of  machinery  in  these  mills, 
includes  100,000  spindles  and  2,443  looms. 


12 


DOVER  AND  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 


Some  conception  of  the  cfifect  wliicli  llie  establishment  of  cotton  nianufactuiing  and  of  other 
industries  had  upon  the  town  may  be  gained  by  comparing  the  increase  in  population  in  the  years 
following  their  introduction  with  that  of  previous  years.  In  1790  the  population  of  Dover  was  1908  ; 
in  1800  it  was  2062,  a  gain  of  04  in  ten  years.  In  1810  it  had  become  2228,  a  gain  of  166,  and  in  1820 
it  was  2871,  a  gain  of  643.  But  during  the  decade  following,  or  that  in  which  the  cotton  business  was 
founded,  there  was  an  increase  in  population  of  almost  100  ])er  cent.,  the  number  of  inhabitants  in  1830 
being  5449,  or  25T8  more  than  in  1820.  And  the  increase  in  wealth  was  even  more  decided,  for  the 
taxable  properly  more  than  doubled  in  amount  and  the  legitimate  consequence  of  the  era  of  prosperity 
which  had  dawned  upon  the  community  was  to  be  seen  in  the  many  new  streets  which  had  been  laid 
out,  the  new  bridges  which  had  been  built,  the  hundreds  of  new  dwelling-houses  which  had  been 
constructed,  and  the  new  church  edifices  which  had  been  erected.  Nor  were  these  the  only  results  of 
the  changed  condition  of  affairs.  This  same  decade  witnessed  the  opening  of  the  Dover  Bank  and  of 
the  Savings  Bank  of  the  County  of  Strafford,  the  incorporation  of  the  Dover  Aqueduct  Company  and 


Central  Avknue,  Dover,  Looking  North. 

the  establishment  of  two  newspapers,  the  Gazette  and  the  Inquirer,  making  three  local  publications  of 
this  kind,  as  the  Doner  Sun  had  been  founded  some  thirty  years  before. 

From  1830  to  1840  the  growth  of  the  town  was  by  no  means  so  large  as  during  the  preceding 
■decade,  but  this  check  in  progress  was  not  confined  to  Dover  for  the  whole  country  was  injuriously 
affected  by  the  conditions  then  prevailing.  There  was  great  uncertainty  as  to  the  action  of  the 
government  on  the  nullification  and  tariff  questions,  disastrous  speculations  in  Eastern  land  had  shaken 
■confidence  and  unsettled  values,  and  this  condition  of  affairs  was  aggravated  by  the  suspension  of 
specie  payments  and  tiie  subsequent  financial  panics  which  destroyed  some  great  business  enterprises, 
•crippled  many  more  and  caused  capital  to  be  as  timid  as  it  had  formerly  been  venturesome. 

The  gain  in  population  from  1840  to  1850  was  almost  double  that  of  the  preceding  ten  years  it 
lieing  1728,  making  the  total  number  of  inhabitants  8186.       This  decade  witnessed  the  advent  of  the 


DOVER  AJ^D  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 


13". 


railway,  wliicli  worked  great  changes  in  the  business  of  tlie  town.  As  a  whole  these  changes  were- 
beneticial  hut  individual  enterprises  suffered  and  in  some  cases  were  utterly  destroyed,  notably" 
that  conducted  by  the  Dover  Packet  Ccnipany,  which  had  been  in  successful  operation  for  many  years- 
as  it  furnished  the  sole  means  of  intercourse  between  Dover  and  the  business  world  and  so  transported 
all  the  freight  to  and  from  the  town.  Many  vessels  were  utilized  and  at  one  time  Dover's  coramercfr 
with  Boston  was  greater  than  that  of  any  other  place  east  of  New  York,  I'orlsmoulh  excepted. 
Naturally  "  the  Landing"  had  long  been  the  centre  of  business  but  later  the  opening  of  the  Boston  &• 
Maine  Railroad,  in  1841,  and  the  building,  a  few  years  later,  of  the  Cocheco  Railroad  to  Alton^ 
business  deserted  the  Landing  gradually  and  established  itself  convenient  to  the  railroad.  Within  the- 
past  ten  or  twelve  years  the  shipping  interests  of  Dover  have  revived  and  a  large,  well-equipped  fleet 
of  coasting  vessels  now  sail  from  this  ])ort. 


Rksidencf.  ok  Jonathan  Sawyer,  Esq. 


Dover's  importance  as  a  distributing  point  for  trade  in  the  interior  declined  very  materially,  oF 
course,  after  the  building  of  the  railroads,  but  this  was  more  than  compensated  for  by  the  development, 
of  local  interests. 

Hut  little  gain  in  population  was  made  from  1850  to  1860,  the  increase  being  but  316,  but  during: 
this  period  the  town  became  a  city  and  many  valuable  improvements  were  inaugurated,  such  as  the  use- 
of  gas  in  the  houses  and  streets,  better  sidewalks  and  roadvvay.s,  a  police  court  and  a  more  prompt  and 
efficient  enforcing  of  the  laws. 

In  1870  the  population  had  become  9,874,  showing  an  increase  of  1,372  during  the  decade,  and  ir> 
1880  the  figures  were  11,693,  a  gain  of  1,819  in  ten  years.  By  the  census  of  1890  Dover  has  a. 
population  of  12,786,  showing  an  increase  of  1,093  and  proving  that  she  is  fully  maintaining  her 
position  among  New  Hampshire  cities. 

As  has  before  been  stated,  the  rapid  development  of  Dover  during  the  years  immediately  preced- 
ing and  following  the  adoption  of  a  city  charter,  was  not  due  entirely  to  the  cotton  industry  but  to- 


14  DOVER  ASD  ITS  POIA^TS  OF  JXTEREST. 

the  combined  effects  of  this  and  other  branches  of  manufacture,  prominent  among  the  latter  being 
the  woolen  industry  which  was  established  here  bj'  Alfred  I.  Sawyer,  founder  of  the  enterprise  now 
-carried  on  by  the  Sawyer  Woolen  Company  and  known  throughout  the  country. 

The  boot  and  shoe  industry  has  been  and  is  another  potent  factor  in  the  building  up  of  the  town 
4iDd  city,  it  having  attained  large  proportions  since  its  introduction  in  1847.  In  fact,  when  the  busi- 
ness is  good,  more  hands  are  employed  in  this  than  in  any  other  local  industry  and  the  very  magnitude 
of  the  trade  prevents  our  giving  it  the  attention  it  deserves,  for  were  we  to  make  anything  like 
-detailed  mention  of  each  of  the  houses  engaged  in  it,  the  limits  of  our  space  would  be  far  exceeded. 
As  far  back  as  1854  there  were  eight  shoe  factories  in  town,  some  of  which  were  very  large  for  that 
period,  and  at  the  present  time  Dover  has  some  establishments  of  this  kind  that  will  compare  favorably 
with  any  in  the  State. 

Boots  and  shoes  are  not  the  only  leather  goods  that  are  manufactured  in  Dover  on  a  very  large 
■«calc,  for  the  firm  of  Isaac  B.  Williams  &  Sons  are  extensively  engaged  in  the  production  of  leather 
belting  and  lacings,  they  operating  one  of  the  largest  factories  of  the  kind  in  the  country. 

The  banks  of  Dover  have  rendered  such  efficient  aid  in  developing  the  resources  of  the  city,  that 
the  history  of  each  and  all  of  tliem  will  well  repay  careful  study. 

The  educational  facilities  of  Dover  are  excellent  and  the  history  of  their  origin  and  development 
is  very  interesting,  but  the  necessity  of  keeping  this  sketch  within  its  assigned  limits  compels  us  to 
pass  it  by.  Franklin  Academy,  incorporated  in  1805,  has  a  high  reputation  and  numbers  among  its 
graduates  many  men  who  have  won  distinction  in  public,  professional  and  business  life.  The  pnblic 
schools  are  liberally  supported  and  efficiently  conducted,  so  that  by  no  means  the  least  of  Dover's 
many  advantages  as  a  place  of  residence  is  the  opportunity  afforded  to  give  one's  children  a  sound, 
practical  and  thorough  education. 

The  Church  societies  of  the  city  embrace  nearly  all  the  more  prominent  religious  sects,  and  many 
•commodious  church  edifices  adorn  the  streets. 

Fraternal  and  benevolent  societies  are  also  well  represented,  the  Masons  being  especially  numerous 
and  influential.  Orphan  Council,  No.  1,  was  organized  April  23,  18.32,  and  has  the  honor  of  being  the 
■oldest  council  in  the  State.  The  Odd  Fellows,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Knights  of  Honor,  and  other  prom- 
inent societies  have  large  memberships  and  do  much  to  promote  sociability  and  alleviate  distress. 

It  is  just  about  a  century  since  the  first  newspaper  published  in  Dover  appeared,  and  the  history 
•of  the  many  journalistic  failures  and  successes  since  that  time  would  make  a  large  but  very  interesting 
volume.  The  great  political  parties  have  for  some  years  been  very  ably  represented  in  this  city  by 
-daily  as  well  as  by  weekly  publications,  and  as  regards  devotion  to  the  interests  of  all  people,  literary 
merit,  enterprise,  circulation  and  advertising  patronage,  the  Dover  newspaper  press  will  not  suffer  by 
<!omparison  with  that  of  any  other  New  Hampshire  city. 

No  mention  has  been  made  in  this  sketch  of  the  advantages  offered  by  Dover  as  a  purchasing 
■center,  for  these  are  very  fully  set  forth  in  the  pages  devoted  to  description  of  the  more  prominent 
mercantile  and  manufacturing  enterprises,  the  high  standing  of  which  in  comparison  with  those  of 
other  communities,  conclusively  proves  that  the  conditions  under  which  operations  are  carried  on  here 
are,  on  the  whole,  e.xceplionally  favorable. 

New  enterprises,  and  particularly  new  manufacturing  enterprises,  will  be  cordially  welcomed  by 
the  people,  both  in  their  private  and  in  their  corporate  capacity,  and  the  natural  and  other  advantages 
-offered  are  such  as  may  well  attract  those  contemplating  the  establishment  of  new  plants  or  the 
removal  of  those  now  established  under  unfavorable  conditions.  Dover  is  an  excellent  city  to  live  in  as 
•well  as  to  do  business  in,  and  judging  from  present  indications  her  development  during  the  next  ten 
years  will  have  made  her  more  prominent  than  ever  among  New  Hampshire  cities  when  the  opening  of 
the  twentieth  century  finds  hur  well  on  her  way  towards  her  three  hundredth  birth-day. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER, 


Dover  Clothing  Co.,  Clothiers  and  Merchant  Tailors; 
W.  S.  Bradley,  Proprietor.  436  and  438  Central  Avenue, 
Dover,  N.  H. — The  Dover  Clothing  Company  began  oper- 
ations in  1880,  and  during  the  past  decade  have  built  up  a 
business  which  is  remarkable  alike  for  its  magnitude  and 
its  scope.  The  great  secret  of  this  company's  general 
popularity  lies  in  the  fact  that  all  classes  of  trade  are 
catered  to  with  equal  care  and  ability.  They  will  make 
you  as  choice  a  custom  garment  as  any  tailor  in  New 
England,  and  they  will  furnish  you  with  a  strong,  durable 


garment  at  a  very  low  price,  for  work- 
ing wear;  and  in  either  case  will  give 
full  value  for  every  dollar  received 
aud  spare  no  pains  to  satisfy  you  fully 
in  every  respect.  Extensive  facilities, 
broad  experience,  and  exceptional  exe- 
cutive ability  are  essential  to  the  suc- 
cessful carrying  out  of  so  liberal  and 
comprehensive  a  policy,  and  the  fact 
that  it  is  successfully  carried  out 
proves  that  none  of  these  conditions 
are  wanting.  Mr.  \V.  S.  Bradley,  the 
proprietor  of  this  representative  enter- 
prise, is  a  native  of  Fairlield,  Vt.,  and 
is  widely  and  favorably  known  in  busi- 
ness circles  throughout  thi.i  section  of 
the  State.  lie  gives  close  supervision 
to  the  various  departments  of  the  under- 
taking, and  has  the  business  so  thor- 
<iughly  systematized  that  the  respon- 
sibility for  any  mistake  can  be  easily 
placed  —  and  as  a  consequence,  mis- 
takes are  of  very  rare  occurrence. 
From  six  to  ten  assistants  are  em- 
ployed in  the  store,  and  from  twenty 
to  fifty  in  the  workrooms  ;  so  that 
despite  the  magnitude  of  the  liusiness 
callers  are  assured  prompt  and  careful 
attention  and  all  orders  can  be  filled 
at  short  notice.  The  premises  utilized  comprise  two 
floors  and  a  basement,  each  measuring  40  x  90  feet,  and  a 
large  proportion  of  this  extensive  space  is  taken  up  by 
the  heavy  stock  of  clothing,  gentlemen'.-;  furnishings,  hats, 
caps,  etc.,  which  is  complete  in  every  department  and 
comprises  the  latest  fashionable  novelties.  Qoods  are 
cheerfully  shown,  and  visitors  to  Dover  as  well  as  residents 
of  that  city  should  make  it  a  point  to  call  at  430  and  438  Cen 
tral  Avenue, 'and  examine  as  clean  and  desirable  a  stock  of 
clothing  and  furnishings  as  can  be  found  in  the  State. 


IB 


LEADIl^Q  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


Thomas  H.  Dearborn  &.  Co.,  licalcrs  in  Foreign  and 
l)i)im'Stio  Dry  Goods.  •).">■,'  and  4.")4  C'entiul  Avenue,  Dover, 
N.  H. — It  would  require  mucli  more  space  tlian  we  have 
at  our  command  to  properly  describe  the  stock  carried  by 
Messrs.  Thomas  11.  Dearborn  ic  Co  ,  at  tlicir  spacious 
establishment,  Nos.  4."i2  and  4.54  Central  avenue,  and  even 
if  we  had  the  necessary  space  such  a  description  would  be 
of  doubtful  utility,  for  however  accurate  it  might  be  at 
the  time  of  writing  it  would  be  deficient  before  it  reached 
our  readers,  for  the  firm  in  ((uestion  make  a  practice  of 
giving  their  customers  an  opportunity  to  choose  from  tlie 
latest  novelties,  and  as  a  necessary  consequence  their  stock 
is  constantly  being  renewed  in  one  department  or  another. 
They  deal  in  foreign  and  domestic  dry  goods  of  every 
description,  and  two  floors  of  the  dimensions  of  90  X  45 
feet  each  are  requin  d  to  accommodate  the  heavy  stock 
carried.  The  handling  of  cloaks,  shawls,  etc.,  forms  an 
important  department  of  the  business,  and  a  very  varied 
and  desirable  assortment  of  these  articles  is  always  on 
hand  to  select  from.  This  firm  was  organized  in  1884, 
the  partners  being  Mr.  Thomas  H.  Dearborn,  a  native  of 
Northfield,  N.  11.,  ami  Mr.  Frank  N.  French,  a  native  of 
Exeter,  N.  H.  Both  these  gent'emen  are  thoroughly 
familiar  with  the  dry  goods  business,  and  give  their  enter- 
prise careful  personal  supervision,  maintaining  the  service 
at  the  very  highest  standard  of  efficiency.  Employment 
is  given  to  ten  competent  assistants,  and  we  need  hardly 
add  that  prompt  an  1  polite  attention  is  assured  to  every 
caller.  From  the  viry  beginning,  the  policy  of  the  firm 
has  been  to  ofler  thoroughly  dependable  goods  at  the  very 
lowest  market  rates,  and  that  such  methods  are  appre- 
ciated is  proved  by  the  extensive  and  steadily  increasing 
patronage. 


Clark  &.  Aldrich,  New  and  Second  hand  Furniture 
and  Musical  Instruments.  Auctioneers.  No.  463  Cen- 
tral Avenue,  Dover,  N.  II. — The  establishment  conducted 
by  Messrs.  Clark  &  Aldrich  at  No.  463  Central  avenue,  is 
popular  am<mg  both  buyers  and  sellers,  for  the  firm  deal 
largely  in  new  and  second  hand  furniture,  musical  instru- 
ments, etc.  "  Piclureframing  "  is  also  done  in  the  best 
possible  manner  at  Ibis  eslnlilishment,  Messrs.  Clark  & 
Aldrich  do  a  commission  business,  selling  arlif^les  at  auc- 
tion and  at  private  sale,  and  keeping  the  best  of  faith  with 
their  customers  at  all  times.  This  enterprise  was  inniifiu- 
rated  a  good  many  years  ago,  and  in  1881  came  under  the 
control  of  Messrs.  J.  VV.  Foss  &  Co.,  who  were  succeeded 
by  the  present  owners  in  IHiH).  Mr.  F.  G.  Clark  is  a 
native  of  this  city,  and  Mr.  15.  S.  Aldrich,  of  Whitefield, 
N.  IT.,  both  these  gentlemen  giving  clo<e  personal  atten- 
tion to  the  supervision  of  affairs,  and  sparing  no  pains  to 
assure  prompt  ard  satisfactory  attention  to  every  caller. 
The  premi.ses  utilized  are  20  x  75  feet  in  dimensions,  and 
as  they  comprise  one  fioor  and  a  basement,  opportunity  is 
given  to  carr)'  a  large  and  varied  stock.  There  is  no 
cstal)lishment  in  town  where  a  dollar  will  gofarlher  in  the 
purchase  of  dependable  goods,  and  the  assortment  is  suf- 
ficienlly  varied  to  sint  all  tastes  and  all  purses.  Money 
will  be  loaned  on  personal  property  at  niodcrale  rales,  and 
all  such  business  can  be  quickly  and  |irivatcly  transacled. 


Converse  &  Hammond,  wholesale  and  retail  dealers  in 
Eastern  and  Western  Long  and  Short  Lumber,  I,ime, 
Cement,  Calcined  and  Ground  I'laster,  Hoofini:,  Slate,  Fire 
Brick,  Kaolin,  Plastering  Hair,  Plum  Island  Sand,  Super- 
Phosphates,  Guano  and  Ground  Bone  ;  General  Agents  for 
E.  Frank  Coe's  Superphosphates;  17  Coehcco  Street, 
Dover,  N.  II. — The  undertaking  carried  on  under  the  firm- 
name  of  Converse  &  Hammond  was  founded  in  1874,  by 
Messrs.  Converse  &  Blaisdell.  who  in  1870  were  succeeded 
by  Mr.  .1.  Converse,  ho  giving  place  to  Messrs.  Converse  & 
liobbs  in  1878.  In  1883  Messrs.  Converse  &,  Wood  assumed 
control  and  in  18H4  the  existing  firm-name  was  adopted,  it 
being  s'ill  retained  although  .Mr.  Converse  retired  in  1880. 
his  interest  being  taken  by  Mr.  A.  C.   Place,  a  native  of 


New  Hampshire,  who  is  associated  with  Mr.  .M.  B.  Ham- 
mond, a  native  of  Albion,  Maine.  The  firm  utilize  exten- 
sive prennses  located  at  the  head  of  navigation  and  com- 
prising numerous  storehouses  and  ample  yard  room,  for  a. 
very  heavy  and  varied  steck  is  carried,  made  up  of  Ea'terR 
and  Western  long  and  short  lumber,  lime,  cement,  calcine* 
and  ground  plaster,  roofing  slate,  fire  brick,  kaolin,  plas- 
tering hair,  Plum  Island  sand,  super  phosphates,  ground 
bone  and  guano.  They  do  both  a  wholesale  and  retaiV 
business  and  are  general  agents  for  E.  Frank  Coe's  Super- 
Phosphates,  which  are  generally  conceded  by  practical 
men  everywhere  to  have  no  superiors  in  the  market.  The 
firm  are  in  a  position  to  quote  bottom  prices  on  the  many 
commodities  handled,  and  to  fill  the  most  extensive  orders, 
at  very  thort  notice.  The  office  is  at  No.  17  Cocheco 
street,  and  as  it  has  telephone  connection,  orders  can  be 
sent  without  trouble  from  any  point  in  this  vicinity. 


D.  Lothrop  &  Co.,  Jobbers  and  Retailers  of  Pianos, 
Organs  and  Sewing  Machines,  Dover,  N.  H.  Importers, 
and  Publishers,  Boston,  Mass. — The  story  of  the  origia 
and  development  of  the  many  important  enterprises  con- 
ducted by  Messrs.  D.  Lothrop  &  Co  ,  is  of  exceptional 
interest,  but  to  do  it  justice  would  require  much  more 
space  than  the  necessity  of  keeping  this  book  wilhin  rea- 
sonable limits  places  at  our  disposal,  and  we  regret  this 
the  less  from  feeling  assured  that  the  large  majority  of 
our  Dover  readers  are  already  familiar  with  the  more 
salient  facts  in  the  case.  Were  a  novelist  to  present  aa 
characters  three  brothers,  each  active,  enterprising  and 
self  reliant,  each  having  strong  individuality,  and  each  a 
man  of  affairs  as  well  as  of  busintss,  and  represent  them 
as  agreeing  to  combine  fortunes  and  share  equal  profits 
while  carrying  on  widely  distinct  enterprises,  and  finally 
represent  them  as  implicitly  keeping  this  agreement  for 
more  than  forty  years,  his  characters  would  be  criticized 
as  utterly  impracticable,  and  yet  this  is  the  stale  of  nffairs  in 
the  firm  of  D.  Lothrop  «&  Co.  The  partners  are  Daniel, 
.lames  E.  and  John  C.  Lothrop,  all  of  whom  are  natives  of 
Hochester,  N.  H.  As  importers  and  publishers  tlie  firm 
have  an  inlernational  reputation,  and  the  members  of  it 
are  also  largely  interested  in  the  drug  business,  and  the 
clothing  bu.-iness,  but  the  present  article  is  confined  to  a 
consideration  of  an  enterpiise  which,  although  of  quite 
recent  origin  as  compared  with  their  other  undertakings, 
has  developed  so  rapidly  and  continuously  as  to  have 
become  ihe  laigest  of  its  kind  in  the  Slate  if  not  in  New 
England.  We  r^fer  to  the  jobbing  and  retailing  of  pianos, 
organs,  music  and  musical  merchandise,  and  sewing  ma 
chines.  The  firm  began  to  handle  these  goods  in  1873  and 
a  very  forlumile  venture  it  has  proved  to  be — fortunate 
not  only  for  the  proprietors  but  also  for  the  purchasing 
public,  who  find  at  this  establishment  a  full  seleclion  of 
thoroughly  reliable  articles  offered  at  the  lowest  marktt 
rates.  The  premises  made  use  of  comprise  two  floors,  of 
the  respective  dimensions  of  20  X  80  and  24  X  75  feet,  and 
contain  a  very  laige  and  complete  stock  at  all  times. 
Employment  i.s  given  to  twelve  assistants,  and  despite  Ihe 
magnitude  of  Ihe  business  orders  are  filled  with  the  great- 
est promptitude,  so  well  considered  a  system  being  in  ope- 
ration that  all  confusion  is  avoided.  The  resident  partner, 
James  E.  Lothrop.  exercises  a  general  supervision  over 
the  enteiprise,  and  we  need  hardly  add  that  the  service  is 
uiiiinlained  at  Ihe  highest  standard  of  efficiency.  Mr. 
Lolhrop  has  been  connected  with  Ihe  Coehcco  National 
Bank  since  18.58  and  has  officiated  as  president  since  1876. 
He  has  served  as  Slate  Representative  and  as  mayor  of 
Dover,  his  service  in  the  latter  capacity  proving  of  special 
value  to  this  community,  one  of  the  most  noteworthy 
features  of  it  being  the  establishment  of  a  free  public 
library.  Mr.  Lothrop  is  the  financial  head  of  all  the  enter- 
prises with  which  he  and  his  brothers  are  identified,  and 
although  nominally  supervising  the  Dover  business  only, 
his  counsel  is  frequently  called  for  in  the  direction  of  the 
firm's  undertakings  in  Boston  and  elsewhere. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


17 


Walter  H.  Rines,  Merchant  Tailor  ;  Ladies'  and  Genls' 
Clothing  Djetl  and  Repaired  ;  484  Central  Avenue,  over 
Boston  Branch,  Dover,  N.  II. — To  many  people,  a  suit  of 
clothes  is  a  suit  of  clothes,  and  that  is  all  Ihere  is  to  it. 
They  apparently  believe,  that  given  a  certain  quantity  of 
material  il  makes  no  difference  hcnv  it  is  put  togelher  so 
long  as  it  takes  the  shape  of  a  suit  and  hence  Ihey  are 
easily  imposed  uiion  Ijy  such  dealers  as  are  disjwsed  to 
work  off  their  goods  more  by  their  appearance  when  new 
than  by  their  real  merits,  it  may  be  taken  as  an  a.xiom 
that  the  §5.00  spent  for  superior  workmanship  and  trim- 
mings are  invested  to  better  advantage  than  any  other 
portion  of  the  purchase  money,  and  those  who  will  accept 
and  act  on  this  hint,  will  find  their  reward  in  the 
improved  appearance  and  superior  durability  of  their 
wearing  apparel.  To  assure  the  best  of  material  put 
together  in  the  most  skillful  manner,  an  establishment  of 
repute  must  be  patronized,  and  none  better  can  be  chosen 
than  that  conducted  by  Mr.  Walter  II.  Hines,  at  No.  484 
Central  avenue.  This  undertaking  had  its  inception  in 
1886,  and  has  been  steadily  conducted  since  that  date 
with  constantly  increasing  success.  Mr.  Hines  is  a  native 
of  Dover.  He  has  that  thorough  understanding  of  his 
business  so  essential  to  the  highest  success.  A  choice 
stock  of  foreign  and  domestic  cloths  is  carried,  and  first- 
class  clothing  is  made  to  order,  a  perfect  fit  and  good 
workmanship  being  guaranteed.  Ladies'  and  gents'  cloth- 
ing dyed  and  repaired  in  a  most  satisfactory  and  thor- 
ough manner,  at  very  reasonable  prices.  Six  e.\perienced 
assistants  are  employed,  and  equitable  rates  prevail,  while 
every  order  is  given  the  promptest  attention. 

J.  T.  Peaslee,  manufacturers 
of  Fine  Harnesses,  and  dealer 
in  Whips,  Blankets,  Robes,  Fly 
Nets,  Horse  Boots,  Trunks, 
^  Bags,  etc..  Repairing  a  Spe- 
'  cialty,  495  Central  Avenue,  Do- 
ver, N.  H. — It  is  both  safer  and 
cheaper  to  use  a  good  harness 
than  a  poor  one,  and  there  need 
be  no  difficulty  about  getting  a 
good  harness  if  you  go  to  the  right  kind  of  a  place.  We 
have  no  hesitation  in  recommending  that  now  carried  on 
by  Mr.  J.  T.  Peaslee  at  No.  495  Central  avenue,  for  this 
establishment  was  founded  by  Mr.  Geo.  W.  Hayes  in  1839, 
the  present  proprietor  assuming  full  control  of  the  busi 
ness  in  1888.  Mr.  Peaslee  is  both  able  and  willing  to  pro- 
duce fine  harnesses  at  prices  as  low  as  the  lowest  for  sim- 
ilar work.  His  establishment  is  25x40  feet  in  dimensions, 
and  is  completely  fitted  up  for  the  manufacture  of  harness 
of  every  description,  and  the  doing  of  repairing  in  general. 
A  well-selected  stock,  is  constantly  carried,  comprising 
whips,  blankets,  robes,  fly  nets,  horse  boots  ;  also  trunks, 
hags,  etc. ,  these  articles  being  offered  at  moderate  prices, 
as  well  as  guaranteed  to  prove  as  represented.  Mr.  Peas- 
lee was  born  in  Dover,  and  has  a  large  circle  of  friends 
throughout  the  vicinity  and  numbers  among  his  customers 
some  who  have  traded  with  the  house  for  many  years. 
His  reputation  for  turning  out  uniformly  reliable  work  is 
as  high  as  it  is  deserved,  and  applies  to  repairing  as  well 
as  to  the  making  of  harnesses  to  order.  Selected  material 
is  used  in  the  filling  of  every  order,  and  as  skilled  help  is 
employed,  work  can  be  done  at  very  short  notice. 

J.  B.  Folsom  &  Co.,  dealers  in  Paints.  Oils,  Varnishes, 
Brushes,  Artists'  MHterials,  Window  Glass,  Sperm,  Cylin- 
der. Lard  and  Spindle  Oils,  Cocheco  Block,  Dover,  N.  H. 
— Much  of  the  protective  value  of  paints  and  varnishes 
depends  upon  the  character  of  the  ingredients  used  in 
their  composition,  and  as  these  articles  are  used  quite  as 
much  for  their  preservative  as  for  their  decorative  quali- 
ties, it  follows  that  care  should  be  taken  to  purchase  them 
from  a  concern  which  may  be  depended  upon  to  furnish 
honest  and  reliable  goods.  No  paint  and  varnish  house  in 
Dover  has  a  better  record  in  this  respect  than  that  con- 
ducted by  J.  B.  Folsom  &  Co.,  and  customers  of  this  firm 


enjoy  an  additional  advantage  in  the  fact  that  the  stock 
carried  is  so  large  and  varied  that  it  is  easy  to  find  goods 
therein  which  are  particularly  suited  to  the  present  busi- 
ness in  hand.  This  undertaking  was  founded  in  1840  and 
after  several  changes  in  its  management  came  into  the  pos- 
session of  the  present  firm  in  1S8().  The  premises  occu- 
pied are  located  in  Cocheco  Block,  and  comprise  one  floor 
and  basement  each  20  X  50  feet  in  dimensions.  Two 
eflicient  assistants  are  employed,  and  an  extensive  retail 
business  is  done.  I'aints,  oils  and  varnishes  of  every 
description  will  be  supplied  in  quantities  to  suit  at  the 
very  lowest  luarket  rates,  and  special  attention  is  given  to 
handling  brushes,  artists'  materials  and  window  glass  ; 
also  sperm,  cylinder,  lard  and  spindle  oils  of  warranted 
quality,  all  orders  being  accurately  filled  without  delay. 
Mr.  Andrew  P.  Folsom  is  a  native  of  Dover. 

G.  W.  Parker,  Hack,  Liv- 
ery, Boarding  and  Sale  Sta- 
ble, corner  Central  Avenue 
and  Kirkland  Street,  Dover, 
N.  II. — In  about  every  com- 
munity there  is  a  more  or 
less  brisk  demand  for  single 
and  double  teams  for  busi- 
ness or  pleasure  purposes, 
and  it  is  to  be  regretted  that 
this  demand  is  indifferently 
catered  to  by  a  certain  pro- 
portion of  stable  keepers,  for  on  account  of  the  poor 
accommodations  offered  at  some  establishments  of  this 
kind  the  general  public  have  formed  such  an  opinion  of 
public  stables  that  a  "  livery  stable  team  "  is  considered  as 
synon3'mous  with  a  broken  down  horse  and  a  more  or  less 
worthless  carriage.  There  is  no  justice  in  judging  every 
establishment  by  the  policy  followed  in  the  management 
of  comparatively  few,  and  certainly  no  competent  judge 
can  make  use  of  the  facilities  provided  by  Mr.  G.  W.  Par- 
ker, at  his  stable,  corner  of  Central  avenue  and  Kirkland 
street,  without  conceding  that  "  livery  stable  teams"  are 
by  no  means  neces.sarilj'  poor.  This  livery  stable  was 
originally  established  by  Wm.  Roberts,  who  gave  place  to 
Mr.  Sam'l  Mitchell,  about  fifteen  years  ago,  he  being  suc- 
ceeded in  1884  by  the  firm  of  Parker  &  Kennedy.  In  1886 
Mr.  Parker  assumed  the  entire  control  of  the  business,  and 
has  constantly  striven  to  improve  the  service  rendered. 
There  are  twenty  five  stalls  on  the  premises  and  an  exten- 
sive hack,  livery,  boarding  and  sale  business  is  done, 
employment  being  given  to  three  assistants,  and  every  order 
being  assured  prompt  and  careful  attention.  The  proprie- 
tor is  uniformly  moderate  in  his  charges,  and  as  he  makes 
every  effort  to  please  his  patrons,  it  is  not  at  all  surprising 
that  his  establishment  should  stand  high  in  public  favor. 

A.  E.  Parker,  dealer  in  Dry  and  Fancy  Goods,  Hosiery, 
Gloves,  Corsets,  Ladies'  Underwear,  Infants'  Wardrobe, 
Dress  and  Cloak  Trimmings,  376  Central  Avenue,  Dover, 
N.  H. — Every  business  establishment  has  a  character  of 
its  own  as  surely  as  every  individual  has,  and  us  the  dis- 
tinguishing characteristic  of  the  enterprise  carried  on  by 
Mr.  A.  E.  Parker  is  reliability,  it  is  natural  that  it  should 
be  very  popular  with  the  purchasing  public,  for  all  of  us 
like  to  feel  assured  of  getting  what  we  pay  for,  and  it  is 
Mr.  Parker's  invariable  policy  to  represent  his  goods  just 
as  they  are  and  return  full  value  for  money  received.  He 
is  a  native  of  Wolfboro,  N.  H.,  and  has  been  identified 
with  his  present  enterprise  since  1877,  having  at  that  time 
succeeded  Messrs.  Andrew  Brothers  The  premises  occu- 
pied are  lr)cated  at  No.  376  Central  avenue,  and  have  an 
area  of  1200  square  feet.  The  stock  comprises  dry  and 
fancy  goods,  hosietj-,  gloves,  corsets,  underwear,  infants' 
wardrobe,  dress  and  cloak  trimmings,  etc.,  and  is  so  com- 
plete in  every  department  that  not  only  all  ttistes  but  all 
purses  can  easily  be  suited.  Mr.  Parker  quotes  prices  as 
low  as  can  be  named  on  first  class  goods,  and  with  the 
help  of  four  eflJcient  assistants  is  enabled  to  give  every 
caller  immediate  and  courteous  attention. 


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LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER 


a.  H.  Trickey  &  Oo.,  dealers  in  Coal  and  Wood,  of 
every  descriptiou  ;  sole  agent  for  Breed's  "Fire  King:" 
office.  First  Street,  Dover,  N.  II.— We  have  no  doubt 
but  that  many  of  the  oldest  and  best-informed  residents  of 
Dover  would  be  surprised  to  learn  the  total  amount  of 
coal  and  wood  consumed  in  this  city  and  vicinity,  lor  the 
consumption  is  steadily  and  rapidly  increasing  and  it  is 
difficult  for  those  not  directly  engaged  in  the  business  to 
keep  track  of  it.  Messrs.  C."  H.  X'iickey  &  Co.  supply  a 
large  proportion  of  the  local  demand,  for  this  firm  have 
carried  on  operations  for  about  eighteen  years,  and  liave 
built  up  a  large  trade  by  furnishing  goods  of  standard 
quality  at  the  lowest  market  rates,  and  by  sparing  no  pains 
to  ensure  promptness  and  accuracy  of  delivery.  The 
business  was  founded  many  years  ago  and  was  at  one 
time  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Moses  B.  Page,  he  being  suc- 
ceeded by  the  present  firm  in  1H72.  The  partners  are 
Messrs.  C.  H.  Trickey  and  G.  W.  Avery,  both  of  whom 
are  New  Hampshire  men  by  birth.  Mr.  Avery  has  served 
on  the  board  of  aldermen.  Mr.  Trickey  is  thoroughly 
identified  with  the  commercial  growth  and  prosperity  of 
this  community.  He  is  largely  engaged  in  the  purchase 
of  timber,  or  standing  growth,  purchasing  either  the  land 
and  timber,  or  the  timber  alone,  which  is  put  on  the  mar- 
ket at  figures  very  advantageous  to  buyers.  Mr.  Trickey 
and  his  ancestors  have  for  upward  of  fifty  years  attended 
to  all  the  hauling  of  the  Cocheco  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany and  Print  Works,  and  also  attends  to  all  heavy 
transportation  of  goods  of  every  description  for  manufact- 
urers or  merchants.  From  fifteen  to  twenty-five  men  and 
some  sixteen  horses  are  employed,  so  taat  large  or  small 
orders  will  be  filled  accurately,  promptly  and  at  bottom 
figures.  The  firm  deal  in  coal  and  wood  of  ever}-  descrip- 
tion, special  attention  being  given  to  handling  the  choicest 
brands  of  anthracite  and  bituminous  coal.  The  office  is 
located  on  First  street,  and  yard  on  Cocheco  street,  head 
of  tide-water,  and  sufficient  storage  capacity  is  available 
to  accommodate  4000  tons. 

:Dr.  A.  J.  Young,  Dentist,  No.  393  Central  Avenue> 
Dover,  N.  H. — It  would  be  absurd  to  say  that  any  dentist. 
no  matter  how  skillful  and  careful,  or  how  perfectly  sup- 
plied with  the  latest  improved  appliances,  can  practice  his 
profession  without  inflicting  the  least  pain  upon  his 
patients,  but  that  some  are  more  successful  in  this  respect 
than  others,  is  a  fact  so  obvious  as  to  be  known  to  all. 
For  instance,  it  is  well  understood  in  Dover  and  vicinity 
that  Dr.  Young  is  one  of  the  most  gentle  and  successful 
operators  to  be  found  in  this  section,  and  it  is  also  under- 
stood that  this  gentleness  by  no  means  interferes  with  the 
thoroughness  with  which  his  work  is  done,  for,  on  the 
contrar}',  by  thus  gaining  the  confidence  of  his  patients, 
be  is  enabled  to  accomplish  results  which  would  otherwise 
be  impossible.  Dr.  Young  is  at  the  head  of  his  profession, 
a  graduate  of  the  Pennsylvania  Dental  College.  Owing 
to  failing  health  from  a  long  and  continued  practice  of  his 
profes.sion — of  thirty  seven  years  in  Dover — the  doctor 
spends  his  winters  in  the  beautiful  city  of  St.  Augustine, 
Fla.,  in  his  orange  groves,  returning  to  Dover  to  practice 
his  profession  at  392  Central  avenue,  from  May  to  Decem- 
ber. His  rooms  are  large  and  conveniently  fitted  up,  the 
comfort  of  patrons  having  been  given  great  consideration. 
The  facilities  at  hand  are  such  that  dentistry  in  all  its 
branches  can  be  successtully  carried  on  in  accordance  with 
the  most  approved  melhuds,  and  these  facilities  by  lessen- 
ing the  labor  involved  in  doing  a  given  piece  of  work, 
enables  Dr.  Young  to  make  his  charges  very  reasonable — 
»  fact  which  is  duly  appreciated  by  the  public. 

Thomas  Spurlin,  dealer  in  Glassware  and  Crockery, 
Wooden,  Tin.  Agale,  Iron,  and  Fancy  Ware.  Agent  for 
the  Boston  Dinner  Set  Company,  always  a  full  line  in  stock, 
394  Central  Avenue,  Dover,  N.  H.— A  tasteful  dinner  set 
or  tea  set  adds  so  much  to  the  enjoyment  of  a  meal  and  to 
the  appearance  of  a  table,  that  it  may  justly  be  classed 
Jjigh  among  the  things  which  make  a  home  attractive,  and 


beautiful  sets  can  now  be  bought  for  so  small  an  amount  of 
money,  that  there  is  no  reason  why  all  should  not  possess 
them.  Should  any  of  our  readers  doubt  this  statement, 
we  will  not  waste  their  time  and  our  own  in  argument, 
but  will  simply  advise  them  to  visit  the  establishment 
conducted  by  Jfr.  Thomas  Spurlin,  for  here  may  be  found 
the  latest  novelties  in  glassware  and  crockery,  besides  a 
full  stock  of  wooden,  tin,  agate,  iron  and  fancy  ware. 
The  lowest  market  rates  are  quoted  on  all  the  goods  han- 
dled, which  comprise  not  only  the  styles  of  ware  already 
mentioned,  but  full  lines  of  the  Boston  Dinner  Set  Com- 
pany's goods,  for  which  Mr.  Spurlin  is  the  agent.  The 
store  is  "located  at  No.  394  Central  avenue  and  is  about  500 
square  feet  in  dimensions.  The  stock  is  fresh,  varied  and 
attractive,  the  articles  composing  it  are  guaranteed  to 
prove  as  represented,  and  prompt  and  polite  attention  is 
assured  to  every  caller.  Mr.  Spurlin  is  a  native  of  Tufton- 
boro,  N.  H.,  and  has  carried  on  his  present  establishment 
since  1887.  He  has  built  up  a  large  business  by  enterpris- 
ing methods  and  fair  dealing,  and  those  who  have  dealt 
with  him  will  agree  that  his  success  is  the  legitimate  out- 
come of  earnest  and  intelligent  efforts  to  serve  the  public  to 
the  best  advantage. 


D.  O.  M.  Pierce,  dealer  in  Beef,  Pork,  Hams,  Mutton, 
Fish,  Oysters  and  Vegetables,  502  Central  Avenue,  Dover, 
N.  H. — The  secret  of  success  is  much  the  same,  no  matter 
what  business  may  be  engaged  in.  If  you  can  furnish 
customers  with  reliable  goods  at  bottom  prices,  and  give 
prompt  attention  to  all  orders,  you  need  have  no  fear  but 
that  a  satisfactory  trade  will  soon  be  built  up.  Such  has 
been  the  experience  of  Mr.  D.  C.  M.  Pierce,  who  is 
engaged  in  the  meat  and  vegetable  trade  at  No.  502  Cen- 
tral avenue,  for  since  he  succeeded  Messrs,  Howard  & 
Thompson  in  1865,  his  efforts  to  extend  operations  have 
met  with  unquestionable  success.  Since  1887,  Mr.  Pierce 
has  been  located  at  his  present  address,  having  at  that 
time  bought  out  Mr.  Horace  Dearborn  He  is  thoroughly 
acquainted  with  the  wants  of  family  trade,  and  has  shown 
both  intelligence  and  liberality  in  catering  to  the  same. 
The  premises  are  20  x  40  feet  in  dimensions  and  are  suf- 
ficiently spacious  to  accommodate  a  large  and  varied  stock 
of  choice  meats,  fish,  oysters  and  vegetables.  All  tastes 
and  all  purses  may  be  accommodated  at  this  store,  for  the 
prices  are  in  every  instance  in  accordance  with  the  lowest 
market  rates,  and  the  choicest  goods  are  handled,  as  well 
as  those  of  less  variety  and  cost.  Competent  assistants 
are  employed,  and  orders  will  be  attended  to  immediate!}' 
and  carefully,  being  accurately  delivered  to  any  address. 


H.  li.  Brewster,  Electrician,  Morrill's  Block,  472 
Central  Avenue,  Dover,  N.  H.— Many  and  useful  have 
been  the  applications  made  of  electricity  since  that  subtle 
"  fiuid  "  or  "  force,"  or  whatever  you  may  choose  to  call 
it  was  first  pressed  into  the  service  of  mankind,  and  during 
the  past  decade  more  progress  has  been  made  than  in  all 
the  previous  years.  The  cost  of  electric  bells,  lighting 
apparatus,  etc.,  has  been  materially  reduced  and  these 
great  conveniences  thus  nlaced  within  the  means  of  the 
general  public.  There  is  "now  no  reason  why  every  dwell- 
ing house,  store  and  factory  should  not  be  euuipped  with 
electrical  appliances,  and  as  the  efficiency  of  such  appara- 
tus is  chiefly  dependent  upon  the  manner  in  which  they 
are  put  up,  we  take  pleasure  in  calling  the  attention  of  our 
readers  to  the  facilities  offered  by  Mr.  H.  L.  Brewster,  of 
No.  472  Central  avenue,  for  he  is  an  expert  and  thoroughly 
practical  electrician  and  is  prepared  to  furnish  and  put  up 
electric  bells,  burglar  alarms,  lighting  apparatus,  and  in 
short  to  do  electric  work  of  every  description.  Mr.  15rews- 
ter  is  in  a  position  to  supply  electrical  apparatus  at  manu- 
facturer's prices,  and  can  figure  very  clo.sely  on  contracts  to 
supply  such  appliances  and  put  them  in  practical  opera- 
tion. Estimates  will  be  cheerfully  and  promptly  furnished, 
and  work  will  be  done  under  a  guarantee  that  the  results 
will  be  strictly  in  accordance  with  representations. 


LEADTNO  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


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T.  P.  Oreasey  &  Son,  Fancy  Goods,  Fine  Millinery, 
"Laces,  Kid  Gloves,  etc..  390  Central  Avenue,  Dover,  X. 
H. — II  is  safe  to  saj'  llmt  no  business  man  in  Dover  is 
•^nore  generally  and  favorably  known  than  Jlr.  T.  P  Cres- 
fley,  for  lie  has  carried  on  operations  here  for  more  tlian 
^orty  j'ears  and  has  long  been  prominent  in  mercantile  and 
financial  circles  as  well  as  in  piil)lic  life.  Mr.  Cressey  is  a 
native  of  Gorliam,  Maine,  and  founded  bis  present  busi- 
Tiess  in  1849.  In  1872  the  existing  firm  was  formed  by  the 
tidinission  of  Jlr.  E.  P.  Cressey,  a  native  of  this  city.  The 
senior  partner  was  formerly  a  director  of  the  Dover 
National  Bank,  and  has  served  as  councilman  and  as 
'Chairman  of  the  school  committee,  holding  the  latter  posi- 
tion three  years.  The  lirm  are  extensively  engaged  iu  the 
handling  of  fine  millinery,  fancy  goods,  laces,  kid  gloves, 
trimmings,  etc.,  doing  both  a  wholesale  and  retail  business 
and  carrying  a  large  and  varied  stock,  which  always 
includes  the  latest  fashionable  novelties,  and  for  that  and 
other  reasons  is  highly  esteemed  by  the  ladies  of  Dover 
and  vicinity.  The  store  is  located  at  No.  390  Central  ave- 
nue, and  callers  may  siifely  depend  upon  receiving  prompt 
and  courteous  attention.  Fine?  millinery  work  to  order  is 
a  very  important  depLirtment  of  the  business,  and  during 
the  season  twelve  assistants  are  required  to  properly 
attend  to  the  many  orders  received,  as  the  prices  are  mod- 
erate and  tlie  work  is  uniformlj'  first  class. 

H.  L.  White,  dealer  in  Sewing  Machines,  Needles,  Oi'i 
Belts,  and  Attachments  of  all  kinds.  Agent  for  Best 
Makes  Pianos  and  Organs.  IJepiiiring  a  Specialty.  No. 
350  Central  Avenue,  Dover,  N.  H. — It  is  all  very  well  for 
sewing  machine  manufacturers  to  claim  that  tieir  indi- 
vidual machine  is  the  '•  best  in  the  market,"  and  in  fact  is 
"  the  only  machine  worth  buying."  but  the  public  have 
their  own  ideas  on  such  points  and  generally  know  pretty 
well  what  they  want  and  why  they  want  it.  There- 
fore such  an  establishment  as  Jhat  conducted  by  Sir.  H.  L. 
White,  at  No  3.50  Central  avenue,  is  bound  to  be  popular, 
for  the  simple  reason  that  Jlr.  White  deals  in  many  of  the 
leading  sewing  machines  and  consequentlj'  you  can  "  pay 
your  money  and  take  your  choice  "  at  his  store  without 
being  importuned  to  buy  any  particular  make.  Of  course, 
the  advantage  of  each  style  will  be  pointed  out  if  desired, 
and  any  required  information  given,  but  the  main  point  is 
the  great  latitude  of  choice  made  possible  liy  the  scope  of 
the  business.  Sir.  White  is  agent  for  the  best  makes  of 
pianos  and  organs,  and  we  may  add  is  in  a  position  to 
■quote  bottom  prices  on  all  the  goods  he  handles.  A  large 
stock  of  sewing  machine  supplies  is  carried  including 
needles,  oil,  belts,  and  attachments  of  all  kinds.  Mr. 
White  is  a  native  of  Dover,  and  inaugurated  his  present 
enterprise  in  1885.  His  reputation  for  lair  dealing  is  of 
the  best,  and  customers  may  depend  upon  all  representa- 
tions made  and  also  upon  getting  full  value  for  every  dol- 
lar expended. 

Dover  Navigation  Company.  President,  Thomas  B. 
Garland,  Dover,  N.  11. — That  the  prosperity  and  develop- 
ment of  a  commimit}'  are  directly  dependent  upon  the 
transportation  facilities  available  is  a  self  evident  proposi- 
tion, for,  other  things  being  equal,  it  is  obvious  that  those 
manufacturers  and  merchants  who  enjoy  the  best  facilities 
for  the  reception  and  shipping  of  goods,  are  best  prepared 
to  meet  the  sharp  competition  now  existing  in  practically 
every  line  of  business.  The  present  importance  of  Dover 
as  a  manufacturing  and  tra<ie  centre  is  of  course  largely 
due  to  advantages  of  location,  but  these  of  themselves 
would  have  availed  nothing  and  in  less  enterprising  hands 
would  not  have  been  nearly  so  well  utilized  as  is  now  the 
case.  The  undertaking  carried  on  by  the  Dover  Naviga- 
tion Company  is  of  almost  inestimable  benefit  to  this  city, 
and  indirectly  to  all  the  adjacent  country,  for  this  company 
offers  exceptionally  desirable  transportation  facilities,  and 
from  the  origin  of  its  business,  in  1879,  has  shown  most 
•commendable  enterprise  in  catering  to  the  demands  of  its 
■•constantly  increasing  trade.     Some  of  the  most  prominent 


business  men  in  this  section  of  the  State  are  identified 
with  it,  and  naturally  the  company  is  in  a  position  to  ren- 
der much  more  intelligent  service  under  these  circiuii- 
stances  than  would  be  possible  were  its  affairs  controlled 
by  residents  of  other  sections,  no  matter  how  able  and 
wellmeaiiing  they  might  be.  Tlie  president  is  Mr. 
Thomas  B.  Garlaiui.  and  the  secretary  and  treasurer  is  Mr. 
B.  Frank  Neally.  while  llie  managing  committee  is  consti- 
tuted of  Messrs.  Charles  II.  Trickey,  B.  Frank  Neally. 
John  J.  Hanson,  .J.  Frank  Seavey,  ,Iohn  Holland  and 
Thomas  B.  Garland.  The  company  has  a  capital  of  :j;186,- 
000,  anil  owns  eight  schooners  now  in  commission,  their 
names  and  capacities  being  as  follows  :  John  Braceicell, 
225  tons  ;  T/iomas  B.  Garland,  319  tons  ;  Zimri  S.  Wnl- 
linrjford,  295  tons  ;  J.  Chester  Wood,  55  tons  ;  John  J.  Ilan- 
son,  65G  tons;  Jonathon  Satryer,  400  tons;  ./.  Frank  Sea- 
vey. 400  tons :  John  Holland,  1000  tons.  The  vessels  are 
kept  in  first  class  condition,  are  in  charge  of  experienced 
and  reliable  men,  and  enable  the  company  to  offer  a  ser- 
vice unsurpassed  for  economy  and  practical  efficiency. 


John  Mclntire,  Meat  and  Vegetables,  345  Central 
Avenue,  Dover,  N.  II. — It  is  true  that  the  business  done 
at  the  establishment  conducted  by  Mr.  John  Jlclntire  is  a 
rapidly  growing  one,  but  those  who  think  Mr.  Mclntire, 
the  energetic  proprietor  of  the  establishment  in  question, 
is  dependent  upon  "  luck  "  for  the  popularity  of  the  enter- 
prise under  his  charge,  make  a  great  and  inexcusable  mis- 
take. We  saj'  "  inexcusable,"  for  it  seems  to  us  as  if  no 
intelligent  person  could  visit  this  store,  examine  the  vari- 
ety and  character  of  the  goods  offered  for  sale,  observe  the 
uniform  promptness  and  courtesy  with  which  all  callers 
are  attended  to  and  note  the  care  shown  in  the  delivery  of 
orders,  without  acknowledging  that  such  methods  were 
sure  to  build  up  a  large  trade,  quite  independent  of 
"luck,"  or  anything  like  it.  Mr.  Mclntire  has  been 
engaged  in  this  line  of  business  for  the  past  ten  years,  and 
has  therefore  had  sufficient  experience  to  know  what  the 
public  want  and  to  know  how  to  supply  them  in  the  most 
satisfactory  manner.  Since  1887  he  has  occupied  his  pres- 
ent premises,  which  are  located  at  No.  345  Central  avenue, 
and  are  about  400  square  feet  in  dimensions.  The  slock 
dealt  in  consists  of  meals  and  vegetables  of  all  kinds. 
Five  assistants  are  employed,  thus  ensuring  prompt  and 
painstaking  attention  to  every  customer,  and  the  facilities 
for  the  delivery  of  goods  at  short  notice  are  in  every  way 
desirable.  Mr.  Mclntire  also  runs  four  carts,  and  war- 
rants his  goods  to  prove  as  represented,  and  invariably 
gives  all  purchasers  the  full  worth  of  their  money. 


J.  Herbert  Seavey,  Hardware,  300  Central  Avenue, 
Dover,  N.  II. — The  manufacture  of  hardware  has  become 
one  of  the  leading  industries  of  the  country,  and  as  the 
goods  produced  vary  as  greatly  in  quality  as  they  do  in 
kind,  a  retail  dealer  who  proposes  to  furnish  articles  that 
can  be  depended  upon  must  have  ability  and  experience  as 
well  as  good  will.  Mr.  J.  Herbert  Seavey  has  been 
engaged  in  the  handling  of  hardware,  farmer's  tools,  etc  . 
in  this  city  for  a  long  Time,  and  succeeded  Messrs.  G  F. 
Rollins  &  Co. ,  in  the  ownership  of  the  establishment  with 
which  he  is  now  identified  more  than  ten  years  ago.  The 
natural  presumption  is  therefore  that  he  is  thoroughly 
familiar  with  the  merits  of  the  articles  in  which  he  deals, 
and  this  presumption  becomes  certainty  on  examining  his 
stock  and  noting  his  prices.  The  store  is  located  at  No. 
300  Central  avenue,  and  comprises  one  floor  and  a  base- 
ment, their  dimensions  being  20  X  75  feet  A  very  com- 
plete and  extensive  stock  is  carried,  a  specialty  being  made 
of  agricultural  tools  and  the  productions  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful manufacturers  being  represented.  A  full  line  of 
cutlery,  general  hardware,  etc.,  is  also  offered,  and  as 
employment  is  given  to  two  assistants  callers  are  assured 
prompt  and  courteous  attention.  Mr.  Seavey  is  a  native 
of  Rochester.  N.  H.,  and  has  a  large  circle  of  friends  in 
Dover  and  vicinity. 


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LKADINQ  BU8IKESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


3.  H.  Randlett,  CiirriiiKe  find  Sleigh  manufacturer,  22;i 
C'enlral  Aveuiie,  Dover,  New  Ilaiiiiisliire. — The  establish- 
ment conducted  by  Mr.  ,J.  H.  Uandlett  at  No.  223  Central 
avenue,  is  regarded  by  many  as  the  headquarters  for  car- 
riages, sleighs,  harnesses  and  liorse  goods  in  general,  for 
the  proprietor  has  carried  on  business  in  Dover  for  very 
nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century,  during  which  time  he  has 
built  up  a  most  enviable  reputation  for  furnishing  standard 
articles  at  the  very  lowest  market  rates.  lie  is  a  native  of 
Lee,  N.  II.,  and  has  been  identified  with  his  present  enter- 
prise since  18(!6.  Mr.  Handlett  has  served  on  the  City 
Council,  and  is  one  of  the  most  widely  known  of  our  local 
manufacturers.  He  utilizes  Tery  commodious  premises, 
comprising  three  floors  measuring  100x00  feet.  Employ- 
ment is  given  to  from  fifteen  to  twenty  assistants,  and 
order  work  csn  be  turned  out  at  very  short  notice;  repair- 
ing of  all  kinds  being  assured  immediate  and  skillful  atten- 
tion. A  varied  a.ssortment  of  carriages  and  sleighs  is 
always  on  hand  to  choose  from,  and  the  stock  of  single 
and  double  harness,  robes,  whip",  blankets,  brushes,  and 
other  horse  furnishings  is  one  of  the  nio.st  desirable  and 
complete  to  be  found  in  the  State.  The  productions  of 
reputable  manufacturers  only  are  handled,  and  every  arti- 
cle bought  at  this  representative  establishment  is  fully 
warranted  to  |)rove  as  represented. 

O.  McOlellan,  Merchant  Tailor,  No.  30  Third  Street, 
Dover,  N.  II.  —  We  bear  sometimes  of  the  competition 
between  custom  tailors  and  dealers  in  ready  made  clothing, 
but  as  a  matter  of  fact  there  is  no  such  competition,  or  if 
there  is,  it  is  conlined  to  those  tailors,  who  turn  out  gar- 
ments but  little  if  any  superior  to  ready-made  work. 
Keallv  first  class  custom  clothing  is  so  far  superior  to  that 
bought  ready-made,  that  there  can  be  no  comparison,  and 
the  nnich  greater  durability  of  custom  garments  goes  far 
to  compensate  for  any  dilTcrence  in  the  first  cost.  Among 
the  merchant  tailors,  located  in  this  section  of  the  State, 
prominent  and  (avorable  mention  should  be  made  of  Mr. 
C.  Mc(;iellan,  for  this  gentleman  turns  out  work  equal  to 
the  best,  and  his  prices  will  compare  very  favorably  with 
those  quoted  by  others  producing  equally  desirable  gar- 
ments This  merchant  tailoring  establishment  was 
founded  in  1H81  by  T.  McGuire,  the  present  proprietor 
assuming  entire  control  in  18M7.  The  premises  occupied 
are  located  at  N'o.  30  T'lird  street,  and  are  equipped  with 
all  necessary  facilities  to  enable  operations  to  be  carried 
on  to  the  best  advantage.  Ten  competent  assistants  are 
employed,  and  a  beautiful  and  varied  assortment  of 
imported  and  domesti<'  fabrics  is  constantly  on  hand  to 
select  from.  A  specialty  is  made  of  ladies'  garments,  and 
suits  or  single  garments  for  cither  gentlemen  or  ladies,  will 
be  made  up  in  a  uniformly  superior  manner,  orders  being 
filled  promptly  and  entire  satisfaction  as  regards  fit,  prices, 
etc.,  being  confidently  guaranteed. 


H.  E.  Dearborn,  dealer 
in  Beet'.  I'tiik,  Mutton, 
Veal,  Lamb,  Lard,  Vege- 
tables, Butter,  Eggs  and 
Canned  Goods.  No.  3, 
Fourth  St  ,  Dover,  N.  H. 
— It  is  not  uncommon  to- 
hear  people  say  they  don't 
know  where  to  get  good 
meats;  they  are  willing  to- 
pay  a  lair  price  for  first- 
class  goods  but  find  it  very- 
difficult  to  get  such  arti- 
cles at  any  figure.  Now, 
such  a  statement  would 
not  excite  much  of  any^ 
remark  if  made  by  the 
residents  of  some  out-of- 
the-way  place  or  other, 
but  coming  from  the  lips, 
of  one  residing  in  Dover, 
it  certainly  calls  for  more 
than  passing  mention,  fop 
Dover  is  a  prominent  tradfr 
center  and  it  would  be 
strange  if  first-class  meats  were  not  obtainable  here.  Of 
course  they  are  to  be  had,  however,  and  in  any  desired 
quantities,  too,  and  as  sure  a  way  of  getting  them  as  we- 
know  of  is  to  place  the  order  with  Mr.  II.  E.  Dearborn, 
doing  business  at  No.  3,  Fourth  street,  for  this  geutlemai> 
makes  a  specialty  of  handling  first  quality  fresh  beef,  pork, 
mutton,  veal,  lamb,  lard,  vegetables,  butter,  eggs,  and 
canned  goods.  A  store  and  basement,  each  measuring  22x 
50  feet,  are  occupied  and  a  large  stock  is  carried  at  all  sea- 
sons, there  being  ample  storage  facilities  to  accommodate 
a  heavy  assortment.  Employment  is  given  to  competent 
assistants,  and  despite  the  magnitude  of  the  business  cus- 
tomers are  served  with  a  promptness  and  care  to  be  looked 
for  in  vain  in  many  much  smaller  stores.  The  proprietor, 
Mr.  II.  E.  Dearborn,  is  a  native  of  Alilton,  N.  H.  He 
establislicd  his  business  in  Dover  in  1880,  and  has  been, 
located  at  his  present  address  since  1889.  All  orders  are 
promptly  filled  and  the   lowest  market  prices   quoted. 

Wjggin  &  Stevens,  manufacturers  of  Flint,  Sand,  Emery 
and  Match  Papers,  Emery  Cloth  and  Glue,  New  England 
Uuby  I'aper,  Dover,  N.  H.^Such  of  our  readers  as  are 
mechanics  by  trade,  or  are  engaged  in  any  other  occupation^ 
which  familiarizes  them  with  the  standing  of  the  various 
flint,  sand  and  emery  papers  on  the  market  do  not  need  to 
be  told  that  the  productions  of  Messrs.  Wiggin  &  Stevens 
are  equal  to  the  best,  for  these  goods  have  an  unsurpassed 
reputation  and  are  largely  used  throughout  the  country. 
New  England  flint  paper  and  New  England  ruby  paper 
are  famous  and  popular  brands,  and  their  popularity  is  due 
not  less  to  their  uniformity  than  to  their  comparative  excel- 
lence, for  while  paper  of  about  any  manufacture  is  occa- 
sionally good,  it  is  but  rarely  a  brand  can  be  found  which 
practically  nevervaries  from  its  established  standard.  The 
firm  have  works  at  Maiden  (Edgeworth),  Mass.,  besides 
those  in  this  citj',  and  some  idea  of  the  magnitude  of  their 
business  may  he  gained  from  the  fact  that  while  their  Dover 
plant  is  devoted  to  tlie  manufacture  of  glue  exclusively, 
and  produces  from  filly  to  sixty-five  tons  per  year,  the  con- 
cern do  not  sell  glue,  but  use  all  they  make  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  flint,  sand,  emery  and  match  papers,  and  emery  cloth, 
at  their  Maiden  factory.  The  Dover  factory  affords  employ- 
ment to  from  six  to  eight  assistants,  and  is  under  the  super- 
intendence of  Mr.  E.  Wentworth.  This  business  was 
founded  in  1858  an<l  has  reached  its  present  extensive 
proportions  by  a  steady  process  of  legitimate  development. 
The  present  proprietors  are  the  estate  of  the  late  Russel  B. 
Wiggin,  and  Messrs.  William  S.  and  Everett  J.  Stevens; 
both  these  gentlemen  being  natives  of  New  Hampshire. 
Mr.  William  S.  Stevens  has  held  the  position  of  mayor, 
and  neither  partner  needs  introduction  to  our  Dover 
readers.  We  need  hardly  add  that  a  concern  with  facilities 
such  as  we  have  pointed  out  is  in  a  position  to  fill  the  larg- 
est orders  without  delay. 


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H.  A.  Worthen,  .M  iimfacuiier  of  Liglit  iiiiil  Ileayy 
Carriages,  and  Sleisihs  ;  Repairing  Neatly  and  Promptly 
Done.  Nos.  13,  10  and  IT  Locust  Street,  roar  City  Ilall, 
Dover,  N.  H. — Tlie  Dover  Carriage  Factory  is  tlie  oldest 
■established  factory  of  the  kind  in  town,  and  is  probably 
at  least  as  well  known  as  any  in  this  section  of  tlie  State, 
for  Its  productions  have  always  held  a  high  rank  in  the 
■market  and  have  gone  extensively  into  general  use.  The 
•enterprise  was  inaugurated  forty  years  before  the  present 
proprietor  became  identified  with  it,  and  this  occurred  a 
•quarter  of  a  century  ago,  he  beginning  operations  in  1805 
as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  H.  A.  Worthen  &  Co.,  and 
-assuming  sole  control  about  a  score  of  years  ago.  Mr. 
Worthen  manufactures  light  and  heavy  carriages  and 
sleighs,  and  the  commodious  premises  utilized  by  him  are 
^tted  up  with  all  necessary  machinery,  etc  ,  to  enable  ope- 
rations to  be  carried  on  to  the  best  advantage.  They  are 
located  at  Nos.  13,  16  and  17  Locust  street,  rear  of  City 
Hall,  and  comprise  two  good  sized  buildings,  one  two  and 
the  other  three  stories  in  height.  Employment  is  given  to 
from  eight  to  twelve  assistants,  and  all  orders  are  assured 
immediate  and  painstaking  attention,  repairing  being 
strongly,  durably  and  neatly  done  at  the  shortest  possible 
'notice.  Mr.  Worthen  is  in  a  position  to  quote  the  lowest 
market  prices  at  all  times,  and  customers  may  safely  de- 
.pend  upon  getting  full  value  for  every  dollar  they  pay  out, 
■whether  for  repairing  or  new  -work. 


G.  Ho-ward  Churbuck,  Retail  Grocer,  112  Washington 
Street,  Dover,  N.  H. — It  would  be  very  difficult  to  tind  a 
more  popular  grocery  store  than  that  carried  on  by  Mr.  G. 
Howard  Churbuck  at  No.  112  Washington  street,  and 
those  who  argue  that  popularity  is  Ihe  result  of  •'  cond 
luck  "  would  do  well  to  investigate  Ihe  cau.scs  of  ihc  favor 
in  which  this  establishment  is  held,  for  "luck"  has  liad 
little  or  notliing  to  do  with  it.  it  having  been  brought 
about  by  hard,  intelligent  and  persistent  work,  and  a  con- 
sistent policy  of  giving  full  value  for  all  money  received. 
The  firm  of  Faxon  «&  Churbuck  began  operations  in  1880, 
and  in  1SH3  the  present  proprietor  assumed  sole  control. 
He  is  a  native  of  Centerville,  Mass.,  and  has  had  long  and 
varied  e.xperience  in  the  grocery  business,  so  that  the  close 
personal  supervision  he  gives  to  the  details  of  his  present 
•enterprise  is  a  powerful  factor  in  a.isuring  its  continued 
success.  Employment  is  given  to  five  assistants,  and  if 
■every  caller  does  not  receive  prompt  and  courteous  atten- 
"tion  it  is  no  fault  of  the  management,  for  the  rule  is  equal 
service  to  all — large  or  small,  young  or  old,  rich  or  poor, 
— business  being  conducted  so  far  as  is  possible  on  the 
"first  come,  first  served"  principle.  An  immense  stock 
of  staple  and  fancy  groceries  is  constantly  carried,  and 
positively  the  lowest  market  rates  are  quoted  on  goods  of 
standard  merit. 


Dr.  C.  W.  Tasker,  Dentist.  No.  3  6 
Central  Avenue,  Dover,  N.  H.-»A  lib- 
eral endowment  of  common  sense  is 
one  of  the  most  valuable  legacies  which 
any  person  can  receive,  for  common 
sense  is  really  one  of  the  most  uncom- 
mon attributes  of  character,  and  the 
fortunate  possessor  of  a  large  fund  of 
it  is  sure  of  "reasonable  success  in  the 
world,"  and  to  avoid  serious  evils  sim- 
ply on  account  of  his  capacity  to  rea- 
son from  cause  to  elfect  and  thus  steer 
clear  of  the  errors  on  which  so  many 
are  wrecked.  For  instance,  one  who 
has  a  fair  share  of  common  sense 
is  not  apt  to  abuse  his  teeth  or  to  allow 
iliem  to  remain  uncared  for,  until  they 
are  injured  beyond  repair,  for  he  knows 
ihat  good  teeth  are  essential  to  the 
inainienance  of  good  health,  insomuch 
MS  the  province  of  the  teeth  is  to  pre- 
pare the  food  for  Ihe  stomach,  and  it  is 
as  absurd  to  expect  badly  decayed 
teeth  to  do  proper  work  as  it  would  be  to  expect  broken 
mill  stones  to  turn  out  perfect  flour.  The  average  person 
is  restrained  from  having  his  teeth  given  proper  attention 
by  one  or  more  of  three  things — carelessness,  fear  and  a 
desire  to  avoid  the  necessary  expense.  The  first  is  no  ex- 
cuse at  all,  for  everyone  should  appreciate  the  importance 
of  having  the  teeth  looked  after;  the  second  had  some 
■weight  in  former  days,  when  instruments  were  crude  and 
methods  were  imperfect,  but  does  not  apply  to  day  when 
science  has  done  so  much  to  obviate  the  least  necessity  for 
the  infliction  of  pain,  and  the  third  is  more  than  foolish, 
for  the  health  is  the  greatest  of  all  wealth,  and  imperfect 
teeth  necessarily  entail  imperfect  health.  For  dental 
operations  we  would  refer  our  readers  to  Dr,  C.W. Tasker, 
located  at  No.  360  Central  avenue,  who  is  conceded  to  be 
as  skillful  and  thorough  a  practitioner  as  the  Stale  can 
show.  Dr.  Tasker  is  a  native  of  Rochester,  N.  II.,  and 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession  here  in  1869.  His 
rooms  are  conveniently  located  and  equipped  with  the 
most  improved  instruments  and  other  facilities  for  operat- 
ing to  the  best  advantage.  The  doctor  is  gentle  as  well  as 
thorough  in  his  methods.  He  uses  gas,  ether  and  cocaine 
for  the  extraction  of  teeth,  and  the  most  nervous  or  timid 
may  avail  themselves  of  his  services  in  the  full  assurance 
that  all  unnecessary  discomfort  will  be  carefully  avoided. 

Excelsior  Dining  Rooms,  A.  E.  Ashby,  Proprietor, 
No.  4  Third  Street,  near  B.  &  M.  Depot,  Dover,  N  H.— 
Probably  each  of  our  readers  has  his  own  ideas  as  to  how 
a  dining-room  should  be  carried  on  for  "  diflerent  people 
have  different  tastes,"  especially  where  eating  is  concerned, 
The  most  that  the  proprietor  of  a  public  restaurant  can  do 
is  to  s-uit  the  majority,  and  the  popularity  of  the  "  Excel- 
sior Dining  Rooms,"  No  4  Third  street,  close  by  B.  &  M. 
depot,  shows  how  well  the  proprietor,  Mr.  A.  E.  Ashby. 
has  succeeded  in  attaining  this  result.  He  is  a  native  of 
England,  and  has  carried  on  his  present  establishment 
since  1889.  having  at  that  date  succeeded  Mr.  O.  B.  Ire- 
land. His  rooms  have  sufficient  seating  capacity  to 
accommodate  fiftj'  patrons  at  one  time,  and  as  he  employs 
a  sufficient  force  of  experienced  and  efficient  assistants,  he 
is  able  to  meet  all  the  demands  made  upon  him  The  bill 
of  fare  is  varied,  the  food  first  class,  the  cooking  all  Ihat 
could  be  wished,  and  the  service  prompt,  intelligent  and 
courteous,  so  that  it  naturally  follows  that  no  similar 
establishment  in  the  city  stands  higher  in  the  estimation  of 
the  public  Meals  will  be  served  at  all  hours,  thus  accom- 
modating all  classes  of  patrons.  The  prices  are  very  rea- 
sonable, for  Mr.  Ashby  feeds  a  great  many  people,  and,  of 
cour-e,  not  only  buys  his  provisions,  etc..  in  large  quan-^ 
titles,  and  therefore  at  low  rates,  but  can  gel  along  with  a 
small  profit  on  each  patron.  A  well  conducted  dining- 
room  is  a  great  public  convenience,  and  we  lake  pleasure 
in  unreservedly  commending  the  Excelsior  Dining  Rooms, 


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LEADINq^BUSIHESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


Wm.  W.  Hayes  &  Elbridge  A.  Shorey,  Dentists,  No. 
3  Bmcewi-II  HiilUling,  Dover,  X  II. — The  elepant  rooms 
of  Drs.  Wm.  W.  Hayes  ami  Elbridge  A.  Shorey,  No.  3 
Braoewcll  Building,  are  fully  equipped  with  the  latest  and 
most  approved  appliances  for  operations  of  all  descriptions 
upon  the  teeth,  and  an  extended  and  growing  practice  fully 
attests  to  the  skillful  treatment  and  thorough  manner  in 
which  all  operations  are  performed  at  their  office.  Dr. 
Hayes  is  a  native  of  Dover,  and  has  practiced  his  profes- 
sion since  1871.  Dr.  Shorey  is  a  native  of  Rochester,  N. 
H.,  studied  with  Dr.  Hayes,  and  t<iok  the  full  course  at 
the  dental  department  of  Harvard  Uuiversity,  receiving 
the  degree  of  L)..M.D.  in  the  class  of  18!»0. 

W.  A.  Morrill,  dealer  in  Carpetings,  Crockery,  China 
and  Glass  Ware,  Feathers,  Window  Shades  and  Fi.xtures, 
No.  74  Washington  Street,  Cocheco  Block,  Dover,  N.  H. 
— It  is  simply  impos.-ible  to  properly  describe  llie  stock 
carried  by  Mr.  W.  A.  Morrill,  within  the  necessarily  nar- 
row limits  of  the  present  article,  for  that  gentleman  occu- 
pies two  floors  and  a  basement  each  33  X  46  feel  in  dimen- 
sions in  addition  to  a  spacious  storehouse,  and  deals  in  an 
immense  variety  of  goods,  including  carpeting,  crockery, 
china,  and  glass  ware.  The  premises  occupied  are  located 
at  No.  74  Washington  street,  Cocheco  block,  and  are  easy 
and  convenient  to  reach,  but  even  if  they  were  not  we 
would  still  advise  such  of  our  readers  as  want  anything  in 
Mr.  Morrill's  line  to  give  him  a  call,  for  lie  quotes  posi- 
tively bottom  prices  and  makes  it  an  invariable  rule  to  rep- 
res-cnt  things  precisely  as  they  are.  He  is  a  native  of 
Salisbury,  Mass.,  and  is  very  widely  known  throughout 
Dover,  having  been  connected  with  his  present  business 
since  18r)9.  the  business  being  founded  at  that  date  under 
the  style  of  Morrill  Brothers,  Mr.  W.  A.  Morrill  assuming 
full  control  of  affairs  in  1872.  Jlr.  Morrill  sells  his  poods 
at  extremely  low  prices,  and  certainly  it  would  lie  difficult 
if  not  impo.ssible  to  parallel  elsewhere  the  inducements  he 
offers, — a  fact  which  is  generally  understood  and  appre- 
ciated by  the  residents  of  this  city.  A  prominent  depart- 
ment of  the  business  is  that  devoted  to  llie  handling  of 
feathers,  window  shades,  and  fixtures,  etc.  Those  looking 
for  genuine  bargains  in  these  lines  may  profitably  give  Mr. 
Morrill  a  call.  Competent  assistants  are  employed,  and 
the  assortment  of  goods  offered  is  always  large,  varied  and 
in  short  generally  desirable. 

Nute  &  Wolcott,  dealers  in  Groceries  and  Grain,  55.5 
Central  Avenue.  Dover,  N.  H. — Sixteen  years  is  either  a 
long  or  a  short  time,  according  to  the  point  of  view  from 
which  it  is  reirarded,  but  it  is  certaiulj'  a  very  short  time 
in  whieli  to  build  up  such  a  business  as  that  now  carried 
on  by  Messrs  Nule  &  Wolcotl,  and  Ibis  firm  may  well 
congratulate  themselves  on  (he  exceptional  degree  of  suc- 
cess which  they  have  attained.  Still  this  gratifying  suc- 
cess was  not  the  result  of  luck  or  chance  but  was  brought 
about  by  hard  work,  persistent  enterprise,  and  by  an  intel- 
ligent determination  lo  so  serve  the  public  that  a  heavy 
patronage  would  result  as  a  mailer  of  course.  Business 
was  Ijegun  in  1874  by  the  tirni  of  I).  A.  Nute  &  Co.,  and 
so  continued  until  188',',  when  the  firm  name  was  changed 
to  Nute  &  Foss  the  present  lirm  of  Nule  &  Wolcott  being 
formed  in  1883  These  gentlemen  are  lioth  well  known 
throughout  Dover  and  vicinity.  Mr.  Nute  has  lield  the 
office  of  councilman,  and  is  a  native  of  Wolfboro,  N.  11., 
while  Mr.  C.  L.  Wolcott  is  a  .Massachusetts  man  by  birth. 
The  premises  occupied  are  located  at  No.  555  Central  ave- 
nue, and  comprise  one  floor  30  X  75  feet  in  dimensions, 
wliere  is  carried  an  extensive  stock  of  groceries,  grain, 
etc. ;  also  a  basement,  which  is  used  as  a  meat  marlcet. 
Considering  their  extensive  facilities  it  liccomes  almost 
unnecessary  to  add  that  Messrs  Nute  &  Wolcott  are  pre- 
pared to  supply  these  commodities  in  quantities  to  suit  at 
the  very  lowest  market  rates.  These  gentlemen  give  per- 
sonal attention  to  the  filling  of  orders,  and  as  they  employ 
only  competent  assistants  it  will  be  seen  that  customers 
are  assured  prompt  and  polite  attention  and  that  the 
heaviest  orders  can  be  tilled  without  delay. 


John  Baty,  dealer  in  Stoves  and  Furnaces  ;  Plumbings 
Locust  Street,  Dover,  N.  H  — Many  a  hot  air  furnace  andti 
many  a  sleamhealing  apparatus  have  been  condemned^ 
when  the  fault  lay  in  the  way  in  which  the  plant  was  set 
up  and  not  in  the  furnace  or  apparatus  itself,  and  thereforc- 
when  placing  orders  for  si  oves  or  furnaces  of  any  kind,  besur& 
that  thesettiug-up  receives  skillful  and  painstaking  atten- 
tion. No  little  experience  and  skill  are  required  in  order 
to  put  in  heating  apparatus  so  that  it  will  yield  the  best 
possible  results  for  the  conditions  vary  so  greatly  that  what 
is  advisable  in  one  house  would  be  height  of  folly  in 
another,  and  consequently  the  only  sure  way  of  having  thft 
work  done  to  the  best  possible  advantage  is  to  entrust  it 
to  such  a  man  as  Mr.  John  Baty,  for  this  gentleman  gives 
special  attention  to  furnace  work,  plumbing,  iron  piping 
and  general  jobbing.  He  deals  extensively  in  stoves,  furn- 
aces, etc.,  and  is  prepared  to  guarantee  satisfaction  to  every 
customer.  Operations  were  begun  in  Dover  by  Mr.  Baty 
in  1878.  He  has  had  thirty  )'ears  experience  at  his  business, 
as  a  plumber,  etc.,  and  it  is  safe  lo  say  that  no  one  in 
Dover,  is  better  prepared  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  public 
in  the  above  lines  of  business.  The  premises  occupied 
are  about  1000  square  feet  in  dimensions  and  are  located 
on  Locust  street.  A  heavy  and  valuable  stock  is  carried, 
plumbing  work  of  all  liinds  is  done  in  the  most  satisfactory 
manner,  while  the  lowest  market  rates  are  quoted  in  every 
department  of  the  business.  Employment  is  given  to  six 
experienced  and  careful  workmen,  and  general  jobbing 
will  be  done  in  first-class  style,  at  short  notice. 

Edward  W.  Taff,  Clothing,  Hats,  Caps  and  Furnishing 
Goods,  479  Central  Avenue,  under  American  House, 
Dover,  N.  H. — The  undertaking  carried  on  bv  Mr  Edward 
W.  Taff,  was  founded  in  1887,  by  Mr.  Dan'lM.  Hill,  who 
was  succeeded  by  Mr.  Frank  Roberts  in  1888,  and  one  year 
later  the  present  proprietor  assumed  entire  management  of 
the  businesss.  The  premises  have  an  area  of  1250  square 
feet  and  are  located  at  No  479  Central  avenue.  A  very 
carefull)'  selected  stock  is  carried,  comprising  fine  ready- 
made  clothing,  fashionable  hats,  caps,  gentlemen's  fur- 
nishing goods,  etc.  The  clothing  sold  at  the  store  has  a 
well-deserved  reputation  for  uniform  superiority,  and  this 
reputation  is  due  not  only  to  the  excellence  of  tlie  materials 
used,  the  sliapeliness  of  the  garments  and  the  perfection 
with  which  they  fit,  but  also  to  the  honest  workmanship 
shown  in  every  detail  of  their  making,  for  this  causes 
them  to  be  as  durable  as  they  are  handsome.  A  common 
objection  to  ready-made  garments  is  their  liability  to 
become  misshapen  after  a  little  wear,  but  this  does  not 
apply  to  those  furnished  by  Mr.  Taff,  for  they  are  so  skill- 
fully and  carefully  made,"lliat  they  will  hold  their  shape 
equal  to  first-class  custom  work.  Low  prices  are  quoted, 
not  only  on  clothing  but  also  on  all  the  goods  handled,  and 
should  any  of  our  readers  wish  a  complete  "  outfit  "  at  a 
very  reasoualile  expense,  we  can  give  them  no  better  coun- 
sel tlian  to^visit  tlie  popular  es'tablishnient  referred  to. 
Efficient  assistants  are  employed,  and  immediate  and, 
polite  attention  is  assured  to  all. 

W.  P.  Page,  dealer  in  fine  Boots,  Shoes  and  Rubbers  ; 
Sole  Agent  for  the  .J.  F.  Bliss'  Ladies  Fine  Goods,  No.  487 
Central  Avenue,  Dover,  N  H.— To  obtain  a  shoe  that 
combines  comfort,  style  and  durability  wilh  cheap- 
ness—such is  the  aim  of  about  every  buyer,  and  any 
information  that  will  serve  to  make  the  attainment  of  this 
object  easier  and  surer  cannot  fail  to  be  of  general  inter- 
est. It  is  evident  that  to  suit  a  variety  of  customers  a 
variety  of  goods  must  lie  carried,  and  one  of  the  prime 
reasons  for  the  high  esteem  in  which  the  establishment 
carried  on  by  Mr.  \V.  P.  Page,  at  No.  487  Central  avenue, 
is  held,  is  the  fact  that  the  assortment  shown  contains  arti- 
cles suited  to  all  tastes.  The  inceplion  of  this  enterprise 
occurred  many  years  ago,  and  after  two  or  ihree  changes 
in  its  management  came  into  the  possession  of  the  present 
proprietor  in  1887.  Mr.  Page  is  a  native  of  Dover,  and  ia. 
very  well  known  throughout  the  vicinity.     He   is  indefa.- 


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tigable  in  his  efforts  to  not  only  miiintain  but  to  add  to  the 
high  repiitiilinn  so  long  iTJoyed  by  his  establishment.  He 
is  sole  agent  for  J.  F.  Bliss'  ladies'  tine  goods,  and  also 
makes  a  specialty  of  the  Day  sewed  flexible  shoe,  which  is 
as  easy  as  hand  sewed,  being  entirely  free  from  wax  thread 
and  tacks.  He  keeps  a  close  watch  on  the  market,  ready 
at  all  times  to  take  advantaire  of  any  opportunity  to  offer 
his  patrons  exceptional  advantages.  A  store  measuring 
20x40  feet  is  occupied,  and  two  competent  antL  polite 
assistants  are  employed.  So  complete  an  assortment  of 
sizes  and  widths  is  kept  in  stock  that  the  most  difficult  feet 
can  almost  invariably  be  fitted  perfectly,  and  not  an  article 
leaves  the  store  that  is  not  fully  warranted  to  prove  just  as 
represented  in  every  respect. 

John  T.  Hill,  Furnaces,  Ranges  and  Heating  Stoves, 
Glass  and  Wooden  Ware.  Steam  Washers,  Clothes  Wring- 
ers. Slieet  Lead  and  Lead  Pipe,  Soil  Pipe,  Gas  and  Water 
Pipe,  19  Third  Street,  Dover,  N.  H.— The  premises  occu- 
pied by  Jlr.  John  T.  Hill,  comprise  one  tloor  and  base- 
ment each  20x50  feet  in  dimensions,  and  it  is  safe  to  say 
that  were  they  double  that  size  the  proprietor  could  profit- 
ably use  them,  for  Jlr.  Hill  carries  a  very  heavy  and  varied 
stock  and  docs  a  business  which  although  already  large  is 
constantly  increasing.  Mr.  Hill  is  a  native  of  Norlhwood, 
N.  H.,  and  is  widely  known  in  Dover  and  vicinity,  in  social 
as  well  as  business  circles.  Employment  is  given  to  six 
competent  assistants,  and  in  addition  to  dealing  in  glass 
and  wooden  ware,  steam  washers,  clothes  wringers,  sheet 
lead  and  lead  pipe,  soil  pipe,  gas  and  water  pipe,  furnaces, 
ranges,  heating,  oil  andgasoline  stoves,  etc.,  do  an  exten- 
sive business  in  plumbing,  tin  rooting,  tfn,  lead,  copper, 
zinc  and  .sheet  iron  work,  also  all  kinds  of  stove  repairs, 
and  wood  and  copper  pumps  made  to  order,  all  work 
being  promptly  executed,  while  moderate  charges  are 
made  in  every  instance.  The  stock  carried  is  exception- 
ally varied  and  complete,  the  prices  quoted  comparing 
favorably  with  those  named  at  any  eslablishment  dealing  in 
the  same  line  of  goods.  Cooking  and  healing  stoves  are 
offered  at  very  low  prices,  and  those  in  need  of  an  article 
of  this  kind,  would  do  well  to  procure  it  of  a  man  who 
guarantefs  his  goods  to  prove  as  represented  and  has  an 
envial)le  reputation  for  faithfully  carrying  out  every 
agreement. 

Fred  H.  Hayes,  CCS.,  372  Central  Avenue,  Dover, 
N.  H. — Americans  have  been  so  frequently  informed  that 
they  have  the  worst  teeth  in  the  world,  that  the  fact  should 
be  prettj'  generally  understood,  and  that  American  den- 
tists are  the  best  in  the  world  is  also  a  matter  of  common 
knowledge.  There  is  nothing  contradictory  in  this  state 
of  affairs,  for  demand  and  supply  follow  the  same  laws  in 
professional  as  in  mercantile  life,  and  it  is  as  natural  to 
find  many  dentists  in  a  country  where  their  services  are  in 
great  request,  as  it  is  to  find  the  most  lawyers  in  lands 
where  labor  affecting  persons  and  jiroperty  are  most  per- 
fectly executed.  Our  American  teniperaUirc  has  much  to 
do  with  the  poorness  of  our  teeth  as  a  nation,  but  there 
has  certainly  been  a  marked  improvement  since  more 
attention  has  been  paid  to  the  care  of  these  useful  mem- 
bers. Decay  of  the  teeth  is  invariably  progressive,  and 
no  one,  once  noticing  symptoms  of  such  decay  should  hes- 
itate a  moment  to  place  himself  under  the  care  of  a  thor- 
oughly competent  dentist.  There  are  many  in  this  vicin- 
ity, and  one  of  the  most  popular  of  these  is  Dr.  Fred  H. 
Hayes,  for  this  gentleman  is  not  only  an  experienced  and 
skilled  operator,  but  is  noted  for  the  gentleness  and  con- 
sideration with  which  he  discliarges  his  responsible  duties. 
This  faculty  cannot  be  acquired,  in  our  opinion,  its  exer- 
cise can  be  made  much  more  easy  by  education  and  prac- 
tice. To  combine  thoroughness  with  gentleness  should  be 
the  aim  of  every  dental  practitioner.  We  take  pleasure  in 
noting  the  success  Dr.  Hayes  has  gained  in  this  respect. 
He  is  a  native  of  Dover,  and  a  gradtiate  of  the  Hoston 
Dental  College.  He  is  well  known  in  this  locality,  hav- 
ing t)cen  established  here  since  1883.  Those  needing  the 
service'^  of  a  good  dentist  can  do  no  better  than  to  consult 
■with  him  at  his  office,  No.  372  Central  avenue. 


M.  &  T.  Chicoine  &  Co.,  dealers  in  Flour,  Sugars,  Pork, 
Lard,  Hams,  Beans,  Molasses,  Teas,  Coffees  and  Spices  ; 
also  Fresh  Meat  and  Provisions  a  Specialty,  corner  Main 
and  Portland  Streets,  Dover,  N.  H. — This  establishment 
has  proved  very  successful  and  popular  and  but  a  compar- 
atively small  amount  of  investigation  is  required  to  ascer- 
tain the  cause  of  this  popularity.  Everybody  likes  to  be 
sure  of  getting  the  worth  of  their  money  when  they  make 
purchases,  and  to  know  that  the  groceries  and  provisions 
they  are  consuming  are  as  pure  and  fresh  as  the  market 
affords.  We  all  like  to  receive  prompt  attention  and  civil 
treatment  when  we  have  occasion  to  visit  a  store  and  give 
an  order.  Now  when  we  say  that  all  these  desirable 
things  are  to  be  secured  by  dealing  with  M.  A  T.  Chicoine 
&  Co.,  we  think  no  further  explanation  is  needed,  for  the 
popularity  of  this  store.  The  business  was  started  in  1888 
by  M.  it  T.  Chicoine  at  No.  6'J  Main  street.  They  moved 
their  store  to  their  present  location,  corner  of  Alain  and 
Portland  streets  in  1889.  The  present  firm  of  M.  &  T. 
Chicoine  &  Co.  was  formed  in  189U.  These  gentlemen  are 
dealers  in  flour,  sugar,  pork,  lard,  hams,  beans,  molasses, 
teas,  coffees  and  spices.  They  also  make  a  specialty  of 
fresh  meat  and  provisions.  The  assortment  of  the  goods 
is  excellent  and  the  prices  named  for  them  is  as  low  as  the 
market  will  permit.  Messrs.  JI.  and  T.  Chicoine  are 
natives  of  Canada.     Mr.  Frank  Blair  is  a  native  of  Dover. 

B.  Frank  Nealley,  Dry  Goods,  Bracewell  Building, 
Central  Avenue,  Dover,  N.  H. — There  is  but  little  use  of 
our  saying  that  the  enterprise  conducted  by  Mr.  B.  Frank 
Nealley  is  a  most  popular  one  of  its  kind  in  this  6ecti<m  of 
Dover,  for  the  facts  are  very  generally  known,  and  there 
are  few  if  an}'  people  who  are  at  all  acquainted  in  this  sec- 
tion, Imt  what  have  remarked  llie  poptilarity  gained  by  its 
proprietor.  The  entet  prise  in  question  was  established  in 
186.5.  therefore  its  popularity  has  long  been  established. 
Mr.  B.  Frank  Nealley  is  a  native  ol  South  Berwick,  Me., 
and  is  personally  too  well  known  in  this  city  to  render  it 
necessary  to  make  extended  personal  mention,  suffice  it  to 
say  that  at  present  he  is  mayor  of  Dover,  and  has  been 
representative  and  senator.  The  premises  occupied  com- 
prise one  floor  and  a  basement  each  20  X  6.5  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, an  extensive  retail  business  is  carried  on,  employment 
being  given  to  efficient  and  polite  assistants.  A  comprehen- 
sive and  .skillfully  selected  assortment  of  dry  goods  is  dis- 
played at  this  store.  Careful  and  courteous  attention  is 
extended  to  every  caller,  and  as  the  store  is  conveniently 
located  in  Bracewell  Building,  Central  avenue,  the  public 
will  find  it  advantageous  to  inspect  the  stock  before  pur- 
chasing elsewhere.  The  jirices  are  very  low,  the  propri- 
etor enjoying  the  most  favorable  relations  with  wholesalers 
and  producers,  and  fixing  his  rates  accordingly. 

O.  T.  Henderson,  retail  dealer  in  Corn,  Flour,  Meal, 
Salt,  Seeds,  and  Choice  Family  Groceries,  Henderson's 
Block,  corner  Main  and  Chapel  Streets,  Dover,  N.  H  — 
Among  the  oldest  established  enterprises  of  the  kind  in 
this  section  of  the  State,  is  that  conducted  bj'  Mr.  C.  T. 
Henderson,  for  its  inception  oeciired  nearlj-  half  a  century 
ago,  operations  having  been  begun  about  1848  by  S.  H. 
Henderson  &  Son,  this  firm  giving  place  to  H.  M.  Hender- 
son in  1858,  the  business  finally  coming  into  the  possession 
of  the  present  proprietor,  Mr.  C.  T.  Henderson,  in  1870. 
Mr.  Henderson  has  recently  remodeled  and  refitted  his 
store  so  it  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  city.  He  is  a  native 
of  Dover,  and  is  widely  and  favorably  known  throughout 
the  city.  He  occupies  premises  at  the  corner  of  Main  and 
Chapel  streets,  Henderson's  Block,  comprising  a  store 
22  X  75  feet  in  dimensions  and  a  basement  40  X  22  feet. 
The  stock  handled  includes  corn,  flour,  meal,  salt,  seeds, 
and  choice  familj'  groceries  of  all  kinds.  Every  facility  is 
at  hand  for  the  proper  accommodation  of  llie  various  com- 
modities dealt  in,  and  the  arrangements  lor  the  prompt 
delivery  of  orders  and  economicul  handling  of  the  ."itocls 
are  complete  and  well  devised.  A  large  retail  business  is 
done,  and  customers  may  depend  upon  having  their  com- 
missions promptly  and  faithfully  executed,  while  the  low- 
est market  rates  are  quoted  in  every   department. 


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LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  LOVER. 


V.  H.  McDaniel,  Notary  Public,  Auctioneer  and 
Appraiser,  deMlur  in  Real  Estate,  327  Central  Avenue, 
Dover,  N.  H. — Surprise  is  frequently  expressed  because 
certain  men  are  able  to  transact  sucli  a  great  amount  of 
business  and  successfully  carry  on  many  enterprises  varied 
and  distinct  in  character,  but  in  the  large  majority  of  such 
instances  the  explanation  is  to  be  found  in  the  answer 
given  by  a  man  of  this  type  to  one  who  inquired  how  he 
could  accomplish  so  much.  "Simply  by  making  use  of 
the  best  obtainable  facilities,"  was  the  reply.  Many  of  us 
take  strangely  roundabout  methods  of  doing  a  thing,  and 
a  prominent  example  is  to  be  found  in  the  practice  of 
inquiring  of  friends  and  making  a  personal  tour  when 
searching  for  desirable  real  estate  to  buy  or  rent.  This  of 
course  is  all  very  well  .so  far  as  it  goes,  but  as  long  as  there 
are  well-equipped  real  estate  agencies  it  is  foolish  to  dis- 
pense with  their  aiJ,  for  time  and  money  may  be  saved  by 
patronizing  them.  There  for  instance  is  the  office  of  Mr. 
V.  il.  SIcDaniel  at  No.  327  Central  avenue.  Mr. 
McDaniel  is  a  native  of  Strafford,  N.  II.,  and  has  carried 
on  business  in  this  city  for  about  sixteen  yeans.  He  18  a 
notary  public,  auctioneer,  appraiser,  and  dealer  in  real 
estate  and  enjoys  a  very  high  reputation  for  intelligence 
and  integrity.  Commissions  will  be  executed  at  very 
short  notice  in  the  most  skillful  and  painstaking  manner, 
and  moderate  charges  are  the  rule  in  every  instance.  Jlr. 
McDaniel  always  has  some  very  desirable  city  and 
suburban  property  on  his  books,  and  is  in  a  position  to 
render  valuable  assistance  to  those  wishing  to  buy,  sell, 
exchange,  or  rent  real  estate.  In  addition  to  the  above 
business  Mr.  McDaniel  manages  the  sale  of  the  American 
Rubber  Paint  for  raetal,  shingle  and  marine  uses.  It  is 
warranted  not  to  crack,  cleave  or  peel.  It  is  a  sure  pro- 
tection against  fire,  water  and  lightning.  It  has  become 
generally  known  and  meets  with  a  raiiidly  increasing  sale 
throughout  the  New  England  and  Middle  States. 

Charles  A.  Tufts,  Apothecary,  Central  Square,  Dover, 
N.  H.— If  every  apothecary  were  also  a  physician,  the 
convenience  of  the  public  would  undoubtedly  be  much 
better  served,  but  as  such  is  not  the  case,  the  best  thing  to 
do  is  to  take  advantage  of  the  opportunities  offered  by 
those  who  do  combine  these  important  points.  Among 
these  we  take  pleasure  in  calling  particular  attention  to 
Dr.  Chas.  A.  Tufts,  whose  store  is  located  at  85  Washing- 
ton street,  Central  square,  Dover,  N.  II.  Dr.  Tufts  is  a 
graduate  of  the  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy,  as 
well  as  the  medical  department  of  Dartmouth  College,  and 
bas  been  proprietor  of  this  establishment  since  1847,  at 
which  time  he  succeeded  Mr.  Asa  A.  Tufts,  who  started 
this  business  in  ISl.'i.  This  being  one  of  the  oldest  apoth- 
ecary stores  in  the  county.  The  premises  occupied  com- 
prise a  store  18  X  00  feet  in  dimensions  and  a  storehouse. 
Two  reliable  and  well  informed  clerks  are  employed,  and 
the  large  stock  of  drugs,  medicines,  chemicals,  toilet  and 
fancy  articles,  etc  ,  is  carefully  selected  from  the  most 
reliable  sources,  and  always  kept  complete  in  every 
department.  Prescriptions  are  compounded  at  short 
notice,  and  the  charges  made  are  always  as  low  as  is  coh- 
fiistent  with  the  use  of  ingredients  of  the  best  quality. 
Customers  are  assured  co\irteous  treatment  and  jirompt 
attention.  Dr.  Chas.  A.  Tufts,  who  is  a  native  of  this 
city  is  very  widely  known  in  this  vicinity,  and  has  been 
councilman,  alderman,  town  clerk,  associate  judge  of 
police  court  and  senator, 

M.  P.  Bennett,  .Junk  Dealer.  No.  19  .New  York  Street, 
Dover,  N.  II.  —  It  seems  a  somewhat  curious  thing  that  in 
civilized  countries,  where  tliere  are  facilities  at  hand  for 
the  manufacturing  of  everything  required  in  modern  life, 
in  any  quantity  that  may  be  called  for,  there  ig  actually 
much  less  waste  than  there  is  in  lands  where  ordinary 
commodities  are  much  harder  to  obtain,  what  is  known  in 
this  country  as  a  "  junk  store,"  does  not  exist  in  barbarous 
regions,  for  the  simple  reason  that  there  are  no  means  at 
hand  to  work  the  "junk"  over  again  and  thus  greatly 
increase  its  commercial  value.  It  is  very  convenient  for 
the  average  householder  to  have  a  man  come  and  carry 
off   the  accumulation  of  old  rags,  iron,  etc..  that  gather 


so  quickly  in  the  ordinary  home,  and  indeed,  such  a 
visit  proves  both  convenient  and  profitable,  for  the  junk 
dealer  stands  ready  to  pay  a  fair  price  for  the  articles  that 
are  of  use  to  him,  and  thus  not  only  carries  awaj'  your 
rubbish,  but  pays  you  for  the  privilege.  Mr.  M.  P.  Ben- 
nett, doing  business  at  No.  19  New  York  street,  Dover, 
has  become  well  known  as  one  who  pays  the  highest  cash 
prices  and  manages  his  business  with  liberality  as  well  as 
skill  He  deals  in  old  iron,  rags,  and  all  kinds  of  old 
junk,  and  also  runs  a  tin  cart.  He  is  enterprising  and  lib- 
eral in  all  his  business  transactions,  and  is  very  generally 
known  and  esteemed  throughout  Dover  and  vicinity. 

G.  F.  Butterfield,  Agent  for  National  Life  Insurance 
Co.  :  Office  9,  National  Ulock,  450  Central  Avenue,  Dover, 
N.  H. — The  National  Life  Insurance  Company  of  Mont- 
pelier,  Vt.,  was  incorporated  in  1848  and  is  as  successful 
an  example  of  a  purely  mutual  company  as  the  country 
can  show.  The  word  "  mutual "  is  used  very  loosely  in  its 
relations  to  insurance  organizations  and  has  come  to  mean 
almost  anything,  or  rather  almost  nothing  ;  but  as  an  illus- 
tration of  what  •■  mutual  "  insurance  actually  should  be, 
we  would  refer  our  readers  to  the  insurance  afforded  by 
the  instalment  bonds  of  the  National  Life  Insurance 
Company — characterized  by  Elizur  Wright  as  "  The 
grandest  step  in  fair  dealing  within  the  history  of  life 
insurance."  The  claim  of  the  company  that  these  bonds 
are  in  many  respects  better  than  a  savings  bank  or  a  gov- 
ernment bond,  is  fully  justified  by  the  facts,  for  not  only 
do  they  make  the  saving  of  money  easy  and  sure,  but  from 
the  time  the  first  payment  is  made  they  ensure  that  j'our 
dependents  will  bi',  provided  for  in  case  of  j'our  death,  the 
full  face  value  of  the  bond  being  then  payable  at  once. 
The  instalments  are  far  below  the  premium  charged  for 
ordinary  endowment  policies,  having  twenty  years  to  run, 
and  the  actual  cost  of  insurance  is  definitely  known  and  is 
reduced  to  a  minimum.  We  have  not  the  available  space 
to  make  the  principle  and  the  practical  workings  of  these 
bonds  entirely  clear,  but  we  trust  we  have  sufficiently 
interested  our  readers  to  induce  them  to  call  on  Mr. 
George  F.  Butterfield,  at  office  9,  National  Block,  No.  450 
Central  avenue,  for  he  is  agent  of  the  company  for  this 
section  of  the  State  and  is  ready,  able  and  willing  to  give 
clear  and  exhaustive  information  concerning  the  methods 
and  resources  of  this  representative  corporation.  Jlr.  But- 
terfield is  a  native  of  Great  Falls,  and  has  a  large  circle  of 
friends  throughout  this  vicinity.  He  has  represented  the 
company  here  since  1889  and  is  greatly  developing  its 
business  in  this  section. 

E.  S.  Tash  &  Co.,  Choice  Family  Groceries,  Shoe  Tools 
and  Findings,  499  Central  Avenue,  Dover,  N.  H.— The 
establishment  now  conducted  by  E.  S.  Tash  &  Co.,  may 
truthfully  be  said  to  be  one  of  the  old  business  hou.ses  of 
Dover,  having  been  founded  in  1850.  The  firm  of  A.  S. 
Tash  &  Co.,  assuming  control  in  1854.  In  1865  the  style 
was  changed  to  (i.  W.  Tash  &  Co.,  the  present  firm  being 
formed  in  1887,  the  individual  members  of  which  are  Mr. 
Edwin  S.  Tash.  and  Mr.  George  W.  Gray,  both  of  them 
are  natives  of  New  Durham,  N.  H.,  and  are  very  widely 
and  favorably  known  throughout  Dover  and  vicinity.  Mr. 
Tash  served  in  the  army  during  the  late  Southern  war, 
was  messenger  to  the  governor's  council  during  the  legis- 
lature of  1887,  and  has  held  the  office  of  both  councilman 
and  alderman,  while  Mr.  Gray  has  been  overseer  of  the 
poor  for  five  years.  The  premises  occupied  are  located  at 
No.  499  Central  avenue,  and  comprise  one  floor  and  base- 
ment, each  20  x  75  feet  in  dimensions.  An  immense 
stock  is  carried,  made  up  of  teas,  coffees,  spices,  extracts, 
choice  family  groceries,  canned  goods,  flour,  grain,  pro- 
duce, etc,  together  with  shoe  tools,  and  findings.  The 
firm  do  an  extensive  retail  business  and  employ  thoroughly 
competent  assistants,  As  for  their  methods  these  should 
certainly  be  well  understood  in  this  vicinity  by  this  time 
and  hardly  call  for  description  in  these  columns.  Suffice 
it  to  say  that  the  governing  principles  of  the  enterprise  is 
the  returning  of  full  value  for  money  received,  and  so  ably 
is  this  carried  out  that  an  honestly  dissatisfied  customer  is 
a  great  rarity  at  this  popular  store. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


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Savings  Baak  for  the  County  of  Strafford,  Wiisliiiisjton 
Streei,  U.iv.  r.  N.  II.— "  Show  mu  ii  cuiiuiy  wilhoiit  sav- 
ings banks  or  Iheir  equivaleut,  and  1  will  sliow  you  a 
people  wilhout  aniliiiioii  or  resources,"  snys  a  noted 
writer  on  economic  subjects,  and  certainly  all  must  allow 
that  where  savings  banks  most  abound,  prosperity.  i;ood 
citizenship,  oomforlable  homes  and  educational  ijrivileces 
abound  also.  We  hear  a  great  deal  of  talk  nowa<lay8 
about  the  "  capitalitt ''  and  the  "  wage  earner."  and.  many 
speak  as  though  their  interests  were  directly  opposed  and 
they  could  have  nothing  in  common  with  each  other,  but 
it  must  be  borne  in  mind  that  the  majority  of  intelligent 
wage-earners  are  capitalists  themselves  —in  a  small  way,  it 
is  true,  but  still  enough  so  to  bring  it  home  to  them  that 
capitalists  as  well  as  wage  earners  liave  rights,  and  that 
injustice  to  one  class  works  injury  to  all.  ^Tlierefore  the 
educational  inlluences  of  savings  banks  ciinnot  jjroperly  be 
left  out  of  the  reckoning  in  summing  up  their  usefulness, 
and  no  person  will  deny  that  during  the  nearly  seventy 
years  that  the  savings  bank  for  the  county  of  Strafford  has 
been  in  successful  operation  it  lias  made  its  depositors 
wiser  as  well  as  richer.  This  worthy  institution  was 
incorporated  in  1833.  and  for  many  years  has  ranked  high 
.among  the  representative  savings  banks  of  N'ew  England. 
A  late  statement  showed  deposits  of  ^3,800,000  with  sur- 
plus and  premiums  of  over  half  a  million  dollars  ;  but 
what  still  more  fully  justifies  the  implicit  confidence 
Teposed  in  the  enterprise  is  the  standing  of  the  men  iden- 
tified with  it,  for  figures  are  not  always  conclusive,  but 
the  characters  of  a  number  of  prominent  men  in  a  commu- 
nity are  fully  and  generally  understood,  and  assure  the 
^stability  of  any  undertaking  upon  whose  successful  con- 
tinuance they  are  dependent.  The  president  is  Mr. 
Charles  II.  Sawyer,  the  vice-presidents  are  Messrs.  Elisha 
R.  Brown  and  Samuel  0.  Fisher,  and  the  board  of  trus- 
tees is  constituted  as  follows  :  Charles  II.  Sawyer.  Elisha 
R.  Brown,  Samuel  C.  Fisher,  William  S.  Stevens,  .lohn 
H.  llurd,  .lohn  Holland,  B.  F.  Nealley,  Daniel  Mall. 
Robert  G.  Pike.  The  secretary  and  treasurer  is  Mr. 
Albert  O.  Mather,  and  the  executive  officer  is  Mr.  E.  H. 
Brown.  The  banking  rooms  are  located  in  the  Strafford 
Bank  Building.  Washington  street,  and  are  so  commodi- 
ous and  so  conveniently  arranged  as  to  allow  business  to 
be  speedily  and  accurately  transacted,  all  unnecessary 
delay  being  absolutely  avoided,  and  the  convenience  of 
depositors  thereby  greatly  served. 

Rooney  &  Bamham,  Contractors  and  Builders.  Cabinet 
Work.  Washington  Street.  Dover,  N.  II. — It  is  unques- 
tionably a  fact  that  many  people  are  deterred  from  build- 
ing hous'S  for  themselves,  by  the  slories  current  regarding 
the  ditticulty  of  knowing  beforehand  just  what  a  given 
structure  is  going  to  cost,  for  tiiere  is  hardly  one  of  us  but 
what  has  had  stories  related  to  liim  that  are  enough  to  dis- 
courage any  man  of  humble  means  from  building  at  all. 
But  the  ([uestion  comes  up.  is  there  any  need  of  this 
■uncertainty  V  In  our  opinion  there  is  not  Builders  are 
governed  by  the  same  rules  that  control  those  carrying  on 
■other  branches  of  industry,  and  there  is  no  reason  why 
they  should  not  as  a  class,  adhere  as  closely  to  their  agree- 
ments, as  other  business  men  do.  Of  course,  if  when 
your  house  is  half  finished  you  want  one  part  of  it  made  to 
look  like  the  one  across  the  way,  or  another  part  changed 
to  correspond  with  some  ideas  you  have  got  since  accepting 
the  original  plans,  you  must  expect  to  have  to  pay  for  such 
alterations,  and  it  is  really  right  here  that  most  of  the 
trouble  comes.  Place  your  orders  with  reputable  builders, 
as  for  instance  liooney  &  Burnham  of  Washington  street, 
and  you  need  have  no  fear  but  what  they  will  do  their  part 
if  you  will  do  yours.  They  employ  a  sufficient  force  of 
workmen  to  enable  them  to  fill  ordsrs  either  for  building 
-or  repairing  at  short  notice.  Mr.  II.  P.  Kooney  has  been 
engaged  in  this  business  since  1884.  The  present  firm  of 
Hooney  ic  Hum  ham  was  formed  in  1890  Their  terms  are 
very  reasonable,  and  their  reputation  for  durable  work  is 
■unsurpassed.  They  have  fulfilled  many  commissions  to 
the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  They  attend  to  orders 
for  cabinet  work,  as  well  as  for  contracting  and  building. 


Strafford  National  Bank,  Dover,  N.  II  —The  Strafford 
Nutioniil  Bank  may  be  said  to  have  had  its  inception  some 
eighty-seven  years  ago,  for  it  was  organized  as  a  Stale 
bank  in  1803,  having  reorganized  under  the  national 
banking  laws  iu  18155.  with  a  capital  of  $120,000  which 
has  since  been  increased  to  $200,000.  The  record  it 
has  made  is  a  most  honorable  and  creditable  one.  for 
■'  brilliant"  financiering  has  been  carefully  avoiileil.  while 
on  the  other  hand,  undue  conservatism  has  al.so  lieen  left 
uupracticed.  It  is  often  a  delicate  matter  to  properly  dis- 
criminate between  "  old  fogy  ism  "  and  recklessness,  for  the 
principles  of  one  age  may  not  apply  to  another,  and  it  is 
notorious  that  since  the  close  of  the  war  values  have  been 
revolutiomzed  and  business  methods  totally  changed  ;  but 
the  Strafford  National  Bmk  has  always  been  managed  by 
men  who  were  actively  engaged  iu  business  life  and  hence 
Were  in  a  position  to  know  at  the  earliest  possible  moment 
of  impending  changes  of  conditions.  We  need  not  say 
that  this  bank  has  greatly  aided  in  the  development  of 
Dover's  interests,  for  were  the  contrary  the  fact  it  could 
never  have  attained  its  present  popiil;irity  or  have  pos- 
sessed the  influence  it  now  unquestionably  wields.  But  it 
by  no  means  rests  its  claims  to  patronage  on  past  services 
— on  the  contrar)',  no  bank  in  this  section  receives  the 
accounts  of  firms,  corporations,  inslitutiims  and  individ- 
uals on  more  favorable  terms,  or  offers  a  more  efficient 
service  in  connection  with  the  collection  of  drafts,  the 
purchase  and  sale  of  standard  securities,  the  reception  of 
deposits  and  the  discounting  of  approved  commercial 
paper.  Finely  appointed  rooms  are  utilized,  located  in 
the  Strafford  Bank  Building,  Washington  street,  and  the 
facilities  available  enable  business  to  be  promptly  trans- 
acted. Among  those  identified  with  this  bank  are  some  of 
Dover's  leading  manufacturers  and  merchants,  the  pres- 
ident being  Mr.  William  S.  Stevens,  the  cashier  Mr.  E. 
R.  Brown,  and  the  assistant  cashier  Mr.  C.  S.  Cartland. 
The  board  of  directors  is  constituted  of  Messrs.  Wm.  S. 
Stevens.  John  McDuffee,  .Jeremiah  Smith,  E.  K.  Brown, 
C.  H.  Sawyer,  S.  0.  Fisher,  Geo.  S.  Frost. 

Foot  &,  Snell,  dealers  in  Foreign  and  Domestic  Hard- 
ware, .^lowing  Machines,  and  all  kinds  of  Agricultural 
Implements,  etc.,  OlO  Central  Av., Dover.— It  is  difl[icult  to 
get  an  idea  of  the  magnitude  and  the  character  of  the 
business  carried  on  by  Jlessrs.  Foot  &  Snell,  without  a 
personal  visit  to  the  premises  occupied  by  them,  for  the 
simple  statement  that  they  deal  in  hardware  and  carry  a 
very  heavy  and  varied  stock— although  true  enough  as  far 
as  it  goes — still  utterly  fails  to  convey  an  adequate  concep- 
tion of  the  importance  of  the  enterprise  iu  question.  Its 
inception  occurred  about  forty  five  years  ago.  Mr.  H.  A. 
Foot,  being  the  original  founder.  In  1866  lie  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Mr.  G.  E.  Foot,  who  conducted  it  alone  for 
three  years,  and  in  1869,  associated  himself  with  Mr.  T. 
H.  Snell,  under  the  present  firm  name  of  Foot  &  Snell. 
Under  their  fostering  care  the  ancient  reputation,  of  the 
enterprise  has  been  more  than  maintained,  for  it  is  now 
conceded  that  no  establishment  in  Dover  offers  greater 
inducements  to  purchasers  of  hardware  in  general.  The 
premises  occupied  are  located  at  No.  .')10  Central  avenue, 
and  comprise  two  floors,  each  20  X  60  feet  in  dimensions, 
in  addition  to  a  storehouse  90  feel  long.  Such  ample 
accommodations  argue  a  very  extensive  slock,  and  such  is 
indeed  carried,  it  being  exceptionally  complete  in  every 
department,  including  as  it  docs,  foreign  and  domestic 
hardware,  mowing  machines,  and  all  kinds  of  agricultural 
implements.  Very  low  prices  are  quoted,  and  sufiicient 
assistance  is  employed  to  ensure  prompt  and  accurate 
attention  to  every  order.  Messrs.  G  E.  Foot  and  T.  H. 
Snell  are  both  natives  of  Dover,  and  very  well  known 
throughout  the  social,  as  well  as  business  circles  of  this 
city.  Jlr.  Foot  was  in  the  army  four  years,  during  our 
late  Southern  war,  and  has  also  been  connected  with  the 
city  government  as  alderman  and  councilman.  Jlr.  Snell 
has  also  held  the  the  office  of  alderman.  These  gentle- 
men have  had  a  long  and  varied  experience  in  their  pres- 
ent line  of  business,  and  are  thoroughly  familiar  with  it  in 
every  detail. 


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LEADINO  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


Charles  E.  Bacon,  dealer  in  Diamonds,  Watches, 
Clocks,  Jeweliy  aud  Silverware,  Spectacles  a  Specialty. 
Watches,  .Jewelry  and  (Jlocks  Repaired.  Engraving 
neatly  executed.  No.  388  Central  Avenue.  Dover,  N.  H. 
— This  establishment  occupies  a  prominent  position  among 
the  oldest,  most  complete,  and  most  attractive  establish- 
ments of  the  kind  in  Dover,  and  contains  a  reliable  stock 
of  poods,  embracins;  a  fine  variety  of  diamonds,  watches, 
clocks,  jewclery  and  silverware.  Mr.  Bacon  also  carries  a 
large  line  of  artistic  brass  floods  that  are  elegant  in  style 
and  finish.  (Piano  lamps  are  very  attractive  and  useful, 
and  make  a  very  suitable  wedding  present)  and  hundreds 
of  things  wliioli  our  limited  spacefill  not  admit  of  men- 
tion. The  store  is  located  at  No.  888  Central  avenue,  and 
is  of  the  dimensions  of  20  X  40  feet.  Altogether  this  store 
is  one  of  the  most  attractive  in  town,  and  has  been  under 
the  able  management  of  Mr.  Charles  E.  Bacon  since  1857, 
he  conducts  his  business  on  a  high  plane  of  honor  with 
fair  representation  of  all  goods,  and  one  price,  that  the 
very  lowest.  IMr.  Bacon  is  a  native  of  Biddeford,  Maine, 
and  has  conducted  his  business  in  Dover  from  the  start  in 
a  highly  satisfactory  manner,  both  to  himself  and  his 
patrons.  Two  competent  and  reliable  assistants  are 
employed  and  an  extensive  retail  business  is  done.  Mr. 
Bacon  is  sole  agent  for  the  Diamond  spectacles,  and  gives 
special  attention  to  watch,  clock  and  jewelry  repairing  ; 
also  ensraving  is  neatly  executed,  and  the  mJist  intricate 
jobs  will  be  satisfactorily  jicrformed  in  a  thoroughly  work- 
manlike manlier  at  exceedingly  moderate  prices.  No 
misre|)resenlalions  are  permitted  at  this  store,  and  callers 
may  feel  assured  that  all  articles  bought  here  will  prove 
just  as  represented. 

A,  &  J.  Killoren,  Groceries.  Cigars  and  Confectionery. 
aU  Central  Ave..  Dover,  N.  II.— The  store  occupied  by 
the  Killoren  Bro's  is  one  of  the  most  popular  in  the  town, 
the  stock  is  complete  in  every  department,  and  is  made  up 
of  carefully  selected  goods,  which  may  be  confidently 
relied  upon  to  be  precisely  as  repre.sented,  Messrs.  Andrew 
and  .John  Killoren  have  carried  on  their  present  enterprise 
for  over  ten  years,  both  gentlemen  are  well  known  in 
political  as  well  as  businc'ss  circles.  The  premises  utilized 
at  314  Central  ave..  cover  an  area  of  over  800  feet  and 
are  very  conveniently  fitted  up,  enabling  the  firm  to  dis- 
play their  goods  to  excellent  advantage,  and  with  the  aid 
of  three  assistants  to  handh'  their  Ijusiness  without  con- 
fusion or  delay.  Fine  groceries,  teas,  coffees,  flour,  ^tc. , 
clears  of  all  the  best  brands,  and  pure  confectionery  are 
offered  at  the  very  lowest  market  rales,  and  all  goods  are 


guaranteed  to  give  satisfaction  to  the  most  fastidious. 
Callers  are  assured  prompt  and  courteous  attention  and  all 
orders  are  filled  accurately  and  when  promised,  and  no  one 
who  calls  at  this  highly  popular  establishment  will  havfr 
reason  to  regret  having  done  so. 

Valentine  Mathes,  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  Coal^ 
Wood,  Grain,  Hay,  Lathes,  Shingles  and  Superphosphate,. 
Folsom  Street,  Dover,  N.  H. — The  enterprise  conducted 
by  Mr.  Valentine  Mathes  is  of  the  very  first  importance  to 
the  residents  of  Dover  and  vicinity,  for  Mr.  Mathes  deals 
in  a  variety  of  standard  commodities,  and  quotes  such  low 
prices  that  a  good  deal  of  money  can  be  saved  by  placing^ 
orders  with  him.  He  solicits  a  trial  order  from  Ihose- 
wishing  anything  in  his  line,  and  feels  confident  that  in 
many  cases  he  can  enable  customers  to  save  ten  per  cent. , 
from  the  amount  they  formerly  expended  for  coal,  grain, 
etc.  Jlr.  Mathes  was  born  in  Durham,  N.  H  ,  and  has- 
carried  on  his  present  business  since  1879.  The  premises 
utilized  are  located  on  Folsom  street,  and  compri.se  a  grain 
elevator,  coal  and  wood  sheds,  etc.,  a  very  heavy  stock  of 
coal,  wood,  grain,  hay,  lathes,  shingles,  superphosphate, 
etc.,  being  constantly  carried,  enabling  the  most  extensivfr 
wholesale  or  retail  orders  to  be  tilled  without  delay. 
Employment  is  given  to  fifteen  assistants,  and  all  goods- 
are  delivered  in  the  compact  part  of  the  city  free.  Orders- 
bj'  mail  or  telephone  are  assured  immediate  and  careful 
attention,  and  a  team  will  call  regularly  to  take  orders  if 
desired.  Mr.  JIathcs  makes  it  a  rule  to  deliver  goods 
promptly  at  the  time  promised,  and  no  small  share  of  the 
popularity  of  his  establishment  can  be  traced  to  this  prac- 
tice. 

Walton  R.  Shaw,  dealer  in  Boots,  Shoes  ^nd  Kubbera 
of  all  kinds,  101  Washington  Street,  Dover,  N.  H.— Con- 
sidering the  important  influence  that  is  exerted  by  what  is 
worn  on  the  teet — not  only  on  one's  personal  appearance, 
but  also  on  one's  health  as  well. — it  is  not  surprising  that 
many  people  should  find  it  harder  to  select  a  durable  pair 
of  shoes  than  any  other  article  of  dress,  therefore,  in  order 
to  obtain  reliable  and  satisfactory  foot  covering  depend- 
ence must  be  placed  in  the  dealer,  and  when  we  say  Mr. 
Walton  R.  Shaw  guards  the  interests  of  his  customers  as 
though  they  were  his  own,  we  only  voice  the  opinion  of 
many  of  those  familiar  with  bis  business  methods.  This 
establishment  was  originally  founded  by  Mr.  O.  C.  Ingra- 
ham,  who  conducted  the  business  for  over  fifteen  years. 
Since  1889  it  has  been  under  the  sole  control  of  Mr.  Wal- 
ton Shaw  who  is  a  native  of  Holbrook,  Mass.  The  prem- 
ises occupied  at  No.  101  AVashington  street  are  20  x  60 
feet  in  dimensions,  and  boots  and  shoes  of  all  kinds  are 
handled,  and  the  stock  carried  is  sufliciently  comprehen- 
sive to  include  all  sizes,  shapes,  kinds  and  conditions  of 
foot-wear.  The  proprietor  of  this  store  warrants  every 
article  leaving  this  establishment  to  prove  as  represented. 

G.  W.  Home  &  Co.,  Brick  Manufacturers,  Dover, 
N.  II. — Among  the  representative  manufacturing 
enterprises  which  have  made  Dover  what  it  now 
is,  it  would  never  do  to  omit  mention  of  that  carried  on 
under  the  firm-name  of  G.  W.  llorne  &  Co.,  for  this  was 
inaugurated  many  years  ago  and  has  attained  a  reputation 
which  is  by  no  means  confined  to  this  section.  Mr.  Home 
is  dead,  and  the  business  is  now  owned  by  his  daughter,  it 
being  carried  on  under  the  direct  managemcnt'of  Mr. 
Wingate  Bunker,  who  is  well  and  favorably  known  irt 
manufacturing  and  general  business  circles,  and  who  is 
very  successful  in  maintaining  the  high  reputation  so  long 
associated  with  this  undertaking.  Messrs.  G.  W.  Home 
&  Co.,  utilize  ^paciou3  premises  and  are  very  exten- 
sively engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick.  The 
sheds  used  for  storage  purposes  cover  a  very  wide 
expanse  of  ground,  and  as  a  general  thing  a  heavy  stock 
of  finished  brirk  is  carried.  The  average  annual  produc- 
tion is  nbont  2, 000,000.  and  the  largest  orders  can  be 
filhd  at  short  notice  and  the  lowest  market  rales.  The- 
bricks  lire  ninarkalily  uniform  in  (jualitv.  and  are  highly 
spoken  of  by  all  who  have  made  use  of  them. 


LBADINQ  BUBINB8B  MBN  OF  DOVER. 


2T 


George  &  Langmaid,  Granile  Cutters,  and  dealers  in 
Mouuments.  Tiililets  and  Cemetery  Enclosures,  Uiver  St., 
Dover,  N.  II.— It  is  undoubtedly  a  fact  that  first-class  stone 
■work  is  not  to  bi;  had  at  second  or  third  chiss  rales,  but  it 
should  be  remembered  that  all  first  class  rates  are  by  no 
means  identical,  and  that  there  is  really  no  need  of  paying 
fancy  figures  in  order  to  get  work  equal  to  the  best.  A 
practical  illustration  of  the  truth  of  these  assertions 
may  be  obtained  by  visiting  the  establishment  con- 
ducted by  Messrs.  George  &  Langmaid,  at  No.  31 
River  street,  for  this  firm  do  stone  cutting  in  gen- 
eral ;  making  a  specialty  of  granite  monuments  and 
cemetery  work,  and  quoting  uniformly  moderate  prices 
on  work  that  will  bear  the  most  critical  iiispection.  This 
business  was  at  one  time  carried  on  by  Mr.  Ira  A.  Butter- 
field,  who  was  succeeded  in  1883  bv  Mr.  Stephen  W. 
George  and  Levi  Elder,  and  in  188G  Mr.  George  assumed 
entire  control  of  the  business  and  continued  until  1889, 
when  Jlr.  Linville  F.  Langmaid  was  admitted  to  partner- 
ship. Mr.  George  is  a  native  of  Vermont  and  Mr.  Lang- 
maid of  New  Hampshire,  both  partners  being  skillful 
stonecutters  who  have  had  long  and  varied  experience.  A 
great  variety  of  designs  is  oHereu  to  choose  from,  and  esti- 
mates will  clieerfully  be  made  on  application,  all  orders, 
large  or  small,  being  assured  prompt  and  painstaking  atten- 
tion. Messrs.  George  &  Langmaid  have  recently  opened  a 
granite  quarry  in  Nottingham,  which  is  located  ten  miles 
from  Dover.  This  granite  is  the  best  this  side  of  Concord. 
It  is  light  in  color,  and  very  nice  for  cemetery  and  build- 
ing work. 


City  Employment  Bureau,  W.  C.  Williams,  327 
Central  Aven\ie,  McCarty  Block,  Dover,  N.  H. — In 
theory,  an  employment  bureau  cannot  fail  to  be  of  great 
public  convenience  and  so  deserves  liberal  support,  but  in 
practice  many  establishments  of  this  kind  are  of  no  use 
whatever  and  are  carefully  avoided  by  well  informed  per- 
sons in  search  of  desirable  help.  The  fault  of  course  is 
with  the  management,  for  the  principle  involved  is  sound, 
and  when  intelligently  and  lionorably  carried  out  the 
results  are  sure  to  be  eminently  satisfactory  to  all  parties 
concerned.  Therefore  we  take  pleasure  in  calling  atten- 
tion to  the  City  Employment  Bureau,  located  at  No.  327 
Central  avenue,  in  McCaity  Block,  for  since  this  office  was 
opened,  in  1880,  it  has  made  an  enviable  record  for  effi- 
Ciencv  and  reliability.  The  proprietor,  Mr.  W.  C.  Wil- 
liams, is  a  native  of  New  York  Slate,  and  served  in  the 
army  during  the  Kebellion.  He  is  associated  with  the 
leading  employment  offices  in  Boston,  and  is  in  a  position 
to  supply  private  families,  hotels,  restaurants,  boarding, 
mountain  and  seashore  houses  with  help  at  short  notice. 
He  constantly  has  the  names  of  male  and  female  help  of 
all  nationalities  on  his  books,  and  ran  furnish  new  arrivals 
to  those  preferring  turii.  The  office  is  open  from  8  A.  M. 
to  8  P.  M.,  and  is  in  charge  of  Mrs.  Williams,  prompt  and 
courteous  attention  being  assured  to  every  caller.  All 
first-class  help  will  be  furnished  with  situations  at  short 
notice. 


P.  Gorman,  dealer  in  Groceries,  Fruits  and  Vegetables, 
Choice  Butter,  Cheese  and  Eggs,  11  Locust  St.,  Dover,  N. 
H. — It  is  Ijecoming  generally  understood  that  the  food  we 
cat  has  more  to  do  with  our  bodily  health  than  any  other 
one  tiling.  Disorders  and  even  diseases  that  were  once 
treated  with  powerful  drugs  and  medicines,  are  now  cor- 
rected and  almost  entirely  cured  by  careful  attention  lo- 
diet.  It  is  also  conceded  that  the  man  who  most  perfectly 
suits  his  food  to  his  temperament  and  his  occupation,  will, 
other  things  being  equal,  enjoy  the  best  health.  Therefore 
it  U  of  the  highest  importance  to  know  where  reliable  food 
products  may  be  best  obtained.  We  are  happy  to  be  able 
to  call  the  attention  of  our  readers  to  so  deserving  and 
well-managed  an  establishment  as  that  carried  on  by  Mr. 
P.  Gorman,  at  No.  U  Locust  street.  He  commenced  ope- 
rations here  in  1881,  and  has  already  built  up  a  large 
retail  trade.  An  extensive  stock  is  constantly  on  hand 
consisting  of  groceries,  fruits  and  vegetables,  choice  but- 
ter, cheese  and  eggs.  Mr.  Gorman  obtains  his  goods  frona 
the  most  reliable  sources,  and  is  therefore  in  a  position  to 
guarantee  that  they  will  prove  as  represented.  Two  com- 
petent assistants  are  employed,  and  no  trouble  is  spared  to- 
satisfy  all  customers.  Mr.  Gorman  caters  to  family  trade 
and  quotes  the  lowest  market  rates  on  goods  of  standard 
quality. 


Jenness  &  Harvey,  Livery.  Boarding  and  Bailing  Sta- 
ble. Hacks  furnished  for  Funerals,  Private  Parties,  etc. 
Hear  of  American  House,  Dover,  N.  II. — The  firm  of  Jen- 
ness &  Harvey,  have  shown  great  enterprise  in  catering  to 
the  public.  A  visit  to  their  stable  will  disclose  the  fact, 
that  first-class  teams  may  be  obtained  there  at  very  reason- 
able rates  and  at  short  notice.  Horses  will  be  taken  ta 
board  at  a  moderate  price  and  are  assured  proper  care, 
good  food  and  suitable  stabling.  The  stable  which  is 
located  at  the  rear  of  the  American  House,  contains  thirty 
stalls.  Hacks  will  be  furnished  when  desired  for  funerals, 
private  parlies,  etc.  These  gentlemen  do  a  large  business 
in  horse  clipping.  Those  who  have  patronized  Ihem  in 
this  line,  can  testify  to  the  careful  and  skillful  manner  in 
which  the  operation  was  performed.  Four  capable  assist- 
ants are  employed,  and  tlie  interests  of  their  customers  are 
faithfully  consulted.  This  enterprise  has  been  conducted 
by  the  present  proprietors  since  1888.  Mr.  C.  E  Jenness 
who  is  a  native  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  was  formerly  proprietor 
of  the  Hawthorn  Stable.  Mr.  F.  C.  Harvey  is  a  native 
of  South  Berwick,  Maine.  All  having  business  dealings 
with  these  gentlemen  will  find  them  thoroughly  reliable 
and  honorable.  It  is  their  aim  to  keep  a  first  class  stable, 
where  firslclass  teams  maj'  be  obtained  at  all  times,  and 
thus  far  they  have  succeeded  to  the  satisfaction  of  all 
interested. 


The  Oity  Laundry,  the  original  Dan  Guilfoyle, 
Proprietor,  corner  of  Third  Street  and  Central  Avenue, 
Dover,  N.  H. — There  are  manv  people  who  object  to  hav- 
ing washing  done  at  home  and  yet  do  not  feel  disposed  lo 
entrust  their  linen  to  public  laundries.  But  there  is  na 
more  necessity  of  having  j'our  clothes  injured  at  a  laun<lry 
than  there  is  of  paving  them  done  up  at  home,  for  The 
City  Laundrj'  now  run  by  Mr.  Dan  Guilfoyle  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Third  street  and  Central  avenue,  does  careful  work 
and  avoids  injurj'  to  the  most  delicate  fabric.  Mr.  <iuil- 
foj'le  has  conducted  his  present  enterprise  since  1884.  and 
has  built  up  a  thriving  business,  employment  being  given 
to  only  thoroughly  experienced  assistants.  The  uniform 
superiority  of  the  work  turned  out  at  this  eslablishmenl  is 
evident  to  the  most  fastidious.  A  very  important  feature 
of  the  business  is  the  fact  that  all  clothes  are  dried  out  in 
the  open  air,  no  chemicals  used  whatever,  while  the  price,"* 
are  so  low  that  all  can  allord  to  take  advantage  of  the 
opportunities  offered.  Laundry  work  of  all  kind*  is  done 
at  short  notice,  and  work  Is'  called  for  and  delivered 
promptly  as  promised.  Mr  Guilfoyle  is  a  native  of  Dover, 
and  well  known  throughout  the  city  and  vicinity. 


28 


LEADING  BUaiNEaS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


James  W.  Hartford,  Hurness  Maker,  9  Locust  Street, 
D.jvcr,  X.  H.  — Wliik-  III)  limn  is  to  bu  bUimtil  for  trying 
to  purchase  tlic  g  loils  lie  rciiuiies  as  clieiiply  us  possible, 
still,  it  should  always  be  remembered  that  articles  of 
standard  merit  have  a  much  more  uniform  or  standard 
price  than  those  which  are  simply  made  to  sell,  as 
the  saying  is,  and  that  the  lowest  priced  article  is  there- 
fore not  necessarily  the  cheapest.  This  principle  applies 
to  every  line  of  business  and  particularly  to  that  devoted 
to  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  harnesses,  whips,  collars,  • 
etc..  for  llie<e  goods  vary  greatly  in  quality,  as  good  mate- 
rial and  skillful  workmiinship  have  to  be  paid  for.  Mr. 
James  \V.  Hartford  lias  built  up  an  enviable  reputation  in 
the  production  of  the  above  named  goods,  having  been 
engaged  in  the  business  for  over  thirty  years  His  shop 
is  locited  at  No  9  Locust  street,  Dover,  N.  II.  The 
premises  have  an  area  of  about  300  feet,  while  the  employ- 
ment of  an  e.vjierieuced  assistant  enables  him  to  serve  his 
customers  in  a  prompt  and  satisfactory  manner.  These 
articles  are  offered  at  the  very  lowest  market  rates.  Mr. 
Hartford  is  a  native  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  and  is  almost  uni- 
versally known  in  this  vicinity  as  he  has  been  deputy 
sheriff.  Orders  for  custom  work  or  repairing  will  be 
filled  at  very  short  notice. 

J.  Frank  Roberts,  dealer  in  Groceries,  Flour  and 
Produce,  Teas,  Coffees  and  Spices,  Extracts  and  Canned 
•Goods,  at  the  lowest  cash  prices,  4!)S  Central  Avenue, 
Dover,  N.  H.— The  great  magnitude  of  the  grocery  busi- 
ness in  this  city,  is  significantly  indicated  b\'  the  number 
and  importance  of  the  houses  engaged  in  this  line  of  trade, 
and  of  these,  none  occupies  a  more  prominent  position 
than  that  of  Mr.  .1.  Frank  Roberts,  doing  business  at  No. 
498  Central  avenue.  This  enterpri.se  was  inaugurated  in 
1879  by  the  present  proprietor.  In  1887  he  associated 
liimself  with  jlr.  Foss,  under  the  tirm  style  of  Roberts  & 
Foss,  which  was  continued  until  1890,  when  Mr.  Roberts 
again  assumed  entire  management  of  the  business.  Mr. 
"Roberts  is  a  native  of  Maine,  and  is  well  known  through- 
out Dover  and  vicinity  as  an  enterprising  and  sagacious 
business  man.  No  retail  grocery  house  in  this  city  enjoys 
more  favorable  relations  with  producers,  wholesalers,  etc., 
and  the  consequence  of  this  state  of  affairs  is  to  be  seen 
in  the  exceptional  advantages  the  proprietor  is  enabled  to 
offer  his  customers  in  the  purchase  of  many  standard 
commodities.  The  premises  occupied  comprise  a  store 
and  store-room,  each  20  X  40  feet  in  dimensions,  and  are 
-well  fitted  up  for  the  accommodation  of  the  large  and 
■varied  stock  dealt  in,  which  includes  groceries,  flour  and 
produce  ;  also  teas,  coff(^c3,  spices,  extracts  and  canned 
goods.  Three  competent  assistants  are  employed  and  all 
orders  are  assured  immediate  and  careful  attention,  while 
the  prices  quoted  are  invariably  in  accordance  with  the 
■very  lowest  market  rates. 

"  Boston  Five  and  Ten  Cent  Store,"  Tin  Ware,  Glass 
Ware,  Toys,  Crockery,  108  Washington  Street,  Dover,  N. 
H. — A  very  attractive  establishment  lor  the  housekeeper 
to  visit  is  that  known  as  the  "  Boston  Vi  and  10  Cent 
Store."  which  is  located  at  No.  108  Washington  street,  for 
here  may  be  seen  a  fine  assortment  of  crockery,  glassware, 
and  tinware  ;  also  a  well  selecled  line  of  toys,  and  many 
other  goods  loo  numerous  to  mention.  Husiiie.«s  was 
begun  here  in  1880,  and  has  already  attained  extensive 
proportions.  The  premises  utilized  are  of  the  dimensions 
of  20  X  50  feet,  and  the  stock  on  hand  is  displayed  to 
•excellent  advanlagc.  (.'hildren  are  well  provided  for  at 
this  establishiiient,  for  a  complete  assortment  of  toys  and 
games  is  offered  to  chouse  from,  and  the  prices  are  as 
attractive  as  the  goods  themselves.  The  latest  and  most 
successful  novelties  may  be  bought  here  at  the  prices 
quoted,  when  they  far  exceed  in  value  goods  offered  at 
other  hoii.ses  for  twice  the  amounts.  Two  competent 
assistants  are  given  employment  and  all  customers  are 
assured  prompt  and  polite  attention,  while  every  article 
offered  for  sale  will  be  found  to  be  exactly  as  represented. 


D.  H.  Wendell's  Fire  and  Life  Insurance  Agency: 
corner  of  Main  and  School  Streets,  Dover,  N.  H.— A  wel' 
known  insurance  agency  is  a  great  convenience  to  any 
business  community  and  we  therefore  need  make  no  apol- 
ogy for  calling  the"  attention  of  our  readers  to  that  of  D. 
li.  Wendell's  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  School  streets, 
Dover,  N.  H.,  established  in  18.53,  and  has  furnished 
insurance  of  the  most  reliable  character  at  the  lowest  mar- 
ket rates,  and  those  wishing  any  information  in  relation 
to  fire  or  life  insurance  would  do  well  to  give  him  a  call. 
He  is  a  native  of  Dover  and  widely  known  in  the  commu- 
nity as  one  of  Dover's  heavy  tax  payers, a  justice  of  the  peace 
and  quorum  for  the  State,  was  representative  of  the  town 
prior  to  the  city  charter,  and  was  appointed  insurance 
commissioner  for  the  State  in  the  year  1866,  but  resigned 
on  account  of  his  other  business.  And  at  the  time  of  the 
passage  of  the  act  known  as  the  Valued  Policy  Law  in  the 
year  of  188.i,  was  agent  for  the  following  old  well-known 
fire  insurance  companies,  ■oiz:  Home  Insurance  Company 
of  New  York,  Insurance  Company  of  North  America, 
Pennsylvania  ;  Hartford  of  Hartford,  and  Pha?nix  and 
National  of  Hartford,  representing  some  $25,000,000 
of  assets,  and  is  now  agent  and  broker  for  the  Old 
New  Hampshire  Fire  Insurance  company  of  Manchester, 
N.  H.,  that  lias  more  than  a  million  and  a  half  of  assets, 
and  is  also  agent  for  the  Old  Manhattan  Life  Insurance 
Company  of  New  York  that  has  some  eleven  million  and 
a  half  dollars  of  assets. 

E.  H.Frost,  manufact'irer  of  Building  Finish,  Brackets, 
Window  and  Door  Frames,  Planing,  Sawing,  Turning, 
etc.,  to  order,  Folsom  Street,  Dover,  N.  H. — The  use  of 
machinery  has  greatly  mollified  the  building  business,  and 
there  are  now  but  very  few  parts  of  a  house  but  what  can 
be  more  cheaply  and  accurately  made  by  machinery  than 
by  hand.  Of  course  the  result  has  been  to  materially 
diminish  the  cost  of  building  and  thus  to  enable  many  a 
man  to  own  the  house  he  lives  in  who  otherwise  would 
have  to  occupy  less  desirable  rented  quarters.  This  is  a 
distinct  gain,  and  it  follows  that  such  enterprises  as  that 
carried  on  by  Mr.  K.  H.  Frost  deserve  liberal  patronage, 
for  Mr.  Frost  is  a  leading  manufacturer  of  building  finish, 
brackets,  window  and  door  frames,  etc.;  being  prepared 
to  furnish  anything  in  that  line  at  short  notice  and  at  the 
lowest  market  rales.  He  is  a  native  of  Elliot,  Maine,  and 
is  very  well  known  personally  in  Dover  and  vicinity,  at 
present  being  a  member  of  the  city  council.  He  succeeded 
Mr.  F.  O.  Marshall  in  the  ownership  of  his  present  busi- 
ness in  1887,  and  gives  it  close  personal  attention,  sparing 
no  pains  to  fully  satisfy  every  customer.  The  mill  is 
located  on  Folsom  street,  and  is  two  stories  in  height  and 
40  X  70  feet  in  dimensions.  It  is  fitted  up  with  imjiroved 
machinery,  driven  by  steam-power,  and  special  attention 
is  given  to  doing  planing,  sawing,  turning,  etc..  to  order. 
Mr.  Frost  manufaeluies  desks  and  does  other  cabinet 
work  to  a  considerable  extent,  quoting  the  lowest  market 
rales  in  every  department  of  his  business  and  eniployiag 
an  adequate  force  of  experienced  assistants. 


LKADINO  BUSINESS  MEN  Oh'  DOVER. 


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Sawyer  Woolen  Mills,  manufiiclurers  of  Fancy  Cassi- 
meres  and  Suitings,  Dover,  N.  II.— The  manufacture  of 
textile  fabrics  is  one  of  New  England's  leading  industries 
and  represents  the  investment  of  an  enormous  amount  of 
capital,  but  among  all  til's  many  establishments  ilevuted  to 
this  branch  of  production  those  utilized  by  the  Sawyer 
Woolen  Mills  must  be  given  a  leading  position  as  regiirds 
magnitude,  perfeclion  of  equipment  and  uniform  excel- 
lence of  the  results  attained.  "Sawyer  woolens"  are 
almost  universally  known  in  this  country,  and  their  high 
reputation  is  the  natural  scciuence  of  the  cnterpri.siiig  and 
painstaking  methods  which  have  characterized  their  man- 
ufacture from  the  lirst,  for  the  aim  of  the  jjroduccrs  has 
ever  been  to  turn  out  goods  that  wouUl  have  no  .siiporior 
in  their  special  line,  and  to  attain  this  end  ncitluT  trouble 
nor  expense  has  been  spared,  and  a  manufacturing  plant 
has  been  established  which  combines  all  tlie  most  valuable 
improvements  in  machinery  and  methods,  and  is  conse- 
quently* a  marvel  of  completeness  and  erticiency.  This 
representative  enterprise  was  inaugurated  in  182a  by  Mr. 
Alfred  I.  Sawyer  and  in  1S49  passed  under  the  control  of 
Messrs.  Z.  &  J.  Sawyer,  who  were  succeeded  by  .^lessrs 
F.  A.  and  J.  Sawyer  in  MiU'i  ;  the  present  company  being 
incorporated  in  1873.  Mr.  Charles  II.  Sawyer  is  president, 
Mr.  Jonathan  Sawj'er,  treasurer,  and  Mr.  T.  M.  Clark, 
superintendent,  and  the  capital  of  the  company  is  $600,000. 
The  Sawyer  Woolen  Mills  are  located  on  Bellamy  Hauls 
River,  and  the  company  controls  the  power  afforded  by 
the  three  lower  falls.  In  1863-4  a  reservoir  was  built  in 
Barrington  and  in  1881  it  was  enlarged,  its  area  now  being 
450  acres.  The  lower  mill  is  located  on  tidewater,  the 
stream  being  navigable  for  coal  barges,  light-draft  sloops, 
etc.,  and  further  transportation  facilities  are  afforded  by 
the  Portsmouth  and  Dover  branch  of  the  Eastern  railroad, 
which  has  a  station  at  these  mills.  The  lower  mill  is  a 
brick  structure,  thrte  stories  and  a  basement  in  height  and 
22.5  X  38  feet  in  dimensions,  having  an  addition  compris- 
ing two  stories  and  a  basement,  measuring  90  X  2.5  feet. 
Both  water  and  steam  power  are  available,  the  latter  being 
furnished  by  a  seventy Hve-horse  Corliss  engine.  The 
upper  mill  is  also  brick,  and  is  four  stories  in  height  and 
272  X  40  feet  in  dimensions.  Connected  vi'ith  or  adjacent 
to  it  are  various  commodious  structures,  among  which  is 
one  two  stories  and  a  basement  in  height,  and  70  X  30  feet 
in  size,  another  of  similar  dimensions,  having  three  stories 
and  a  basement ;  another  .58  X  30  feet,  with  two  stories 
and  a  basement  ;  another  comprising  bree  stories  and 
measuring  58  X  40  feet ;  another,  also  three  stories  high, 
145  X  40  feet  in  dimensions,  and  also  another  three  stories 
high  me.asuring  185  X  65  feet.  There  are  also  two  brick 
storehouses,  fovir  stories  high  and  126  X  40  feet  in  dimen- 
sions ;  one  brick  storehouse  100  X  30  feet  in  size  and  two 
stories  in  height  ;  an  office  building,  two  stories  higli  and 
57  X  40  feet  in  dimensions,  together  with  a  dry  house, 
repair  .shop,  stable,  etc.,  and  fifty  tenements  of  good  size, 
with  slated  or  gravel  roofs.  Power  is  afforded  by  two 
forty-inch  Flercules  turbine  wlieels  and  a  250-horse  Corliss 
engine.  The  mills  are  lighted  by  gas  and  have  a  complete 
and  admirably  arranged  tire-extinguishing  plant,  including 
automatic  sprinklers  of  the  most  improved  type.  Employ- 
ment is  given  to  4.50  operatives,  and  the  value  of  the 
annual  product  is  between  one  and  two  million  dollars. 
Messrs.  F.  A.  and  ,1.  Sawyer  act  as  selling  agents  and  the 
goods  are  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  Union,  the  demand 
for  them  beine  steadily  increasing.  From  the  selection  of 
the  raw  material  to  the  completion  of  the  last  process  inci- 
dental to  production,  every  detail  is  given  close  and  skill- 
ful supervision,  and  the  care  exercised  in  the  designing 
and  manufacture  of  the  fancy  cassijneres  and  suitings 
made  by  the  Sawyer  Woolen  Mills,  together  with  the 
enterprise  and  ability  shown  in  reducing  the  e^nse  of 
production  to  the  lowest  figure  consistent  with  the  use  of 
dependable  material,  is  the  secret  of  the  success  the  com- 
pany has  met  with  in  producing  goods  that  give  the  best 
of  satisfaction  to  consumers  and  the  trade  and  are  accepted 
as  the  standard  wherever  introduced. 


S.  H.  Foye,  dealer  in 
Marble  and  Slate  Ilead- 
stones.  Monuments,  Tab- 
lets, Grave  Enclosures, 
Counter  and  Table  Tops  ; 
also  Soap-Stoue  Work  of 
all  kinds  :  shop  Central 
Street,  opposite  New  City 
Building,  Dover,  N.  H. — 
.Mr.  S.  II.  Foye  is  a  native 
of  Lee,  N.  II.,  but  has  re- 
sided in  Dover  for  many 
years,  having  long  ranked 
with  the  most  prominent 
business  men  of  this  city. 
Although  giving  close  at- 
tention to  mercantile  af- 
fairs he  has  found  time  to 
discharge  the  duties  of  some  very  important  public  offices. 
He  has  served  on  the  board  of  aldermen  two  years,  and  waa 
on  the  board  of  engineers  from  1854  to  1872,  two  3'ear8  of 
which  was  chief  engineer.  Mr.  Foye  has  served  as  mayor 
of  Dover,  and  was  also  representative  during  the  years 
1856  and  1857.  He  became  identified  with  ihe  granite 
business  as  early  as  1846,  and  in  1855  began  to  handle  mar- 
ble also,  giving  up  the  granite  business  altogether  in  1873. 
He  is  now  extensively  engaged  in  the  manufacture  and 
sale  of  marble  and  slate  headstones,  monuments,  tablets, 
grave  enclosures,  etc.,  together  with  counter  and  table 
tops  and  soap-stone  work  of  every  description.  Mr. 
Foye's  shop  is  located  on  Central  street,  opposite  ihe  new- 
City  Building,  the  premises  having  an  ana  of  about  1500^ 
square  feet.  Employment  is  given  to  a  sufficient  number 
of  assistants  to  ensure  the  prompt  filling  of  every  order,, 
and  the  finish  and  general  character  of  the  work  turned 
out  are  unsurpassed,  while  the  prices  quoted  are  uniformly 
moderate. 


Dover  Steam  Laundry  and  Dye  House,  T.  G.  Hill. 
Proprietor,  No.  6  Orchard  Street,  Dover,  N.  H. — No  more 
perfect  sign  of  advanced  civilization  could  be  given  than 
that  offered  by  a  modern  steam  laundry,  for  its  presence 
in  a  communiiy  shows,  first,  that  cleanliness  prevails,  and 
second,  that  the  people  have  learned  lo  avoid  one  fruitful 
cause  of  domestic  trouble.  There  is  really  no  mgre  reason 
why  washing  should  be  done  at  home,  than  there  is  whj- 
our  shoes  should  be  made  at  home,  or  any  other  operation 
performed  that  can  be  more  easilj'  and  cheaply  attended 
to  outside.  Some  of  our  readers  may  take  cxcepi  ions  to  the- 
"cheap''  clause  in  that  sentence,  and  say,  that  it  is  not 
justified  by  the  facts,  but  if  Ihey  will  go  to  the  trouble  of 
estimating  all  the  drawbacks  consequent  upon  dmiestic 
washing— the  extra  fuel  burned,  the  time  occupied,  the 
space  taken  up,  the  risk  run,  the  constant  and  exasperat- 
ing trials  to  strength  and  patience  experienced — we  think 
that  they  will  find  on  comparison  that  we  are  not  so  lar 
wrong  after  all.  and  then  the  results  attained.  Look  at 
the  work  turned  out  in  the  ordinary  cour.se  of  business  by 
the  Dover  Steam  Laundry,  and  see  how  it  compares  with 
the  best  that  can  be  done  at  home.  Is  it  not  superior  ? 
every  facility  is  at  hand— skilled  labor  is  employed,  constant 
supervision  exercised — is  it  any  wonder  that  the  resulta 
are  more  satisfactory  ?  The  enterprise  in  question  was 
originated  by  Mr.  Webster  and  has  been  under  the  con- 
trol of  its  present  proprietor,  Mr.  T.  G.  Hill  since  1883  ;  it 
is  located  at  No.  6  Orchard  street,  and  comprises  spacious 
premises  covering  an  area  of  over  1200  feet.  The  propri- 
etor is  a  native  of  Biddeford,  Me.  In  connection  with  Ihe 
laundry  a  large  trade  is  done  in  dyeing,  scouring  and  clean- 
ing, which  is  done  in  the  most  satisfaclorj'  manner.  A 
specialty  is  made  of  dyeing  and  cleaning  garments  without 
ripping  and  no  pains  are  spared  to  serve  the  public  in  the- 
best  manner.  A  large  business  has  been  established  which 
shows  every  sign  of  a  continuous  and  pronounced  increase. 
Eight  experienced  and  reliable  assistants  are  given  employ- 
ment. 


30 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OP  DOVEIi. 


Walter  T.  Perkins,  Steam  and  Gas  Fitter  ;  dealer  in 
Steam  Heating  and  Gas  Lighting  Apparatus,  Wrought 
Iron  and  Brass  Pipe,  Valves,  Fittings,  etc. :  Gas  Fixtures, 
<31a3S  Globes  and  Shades,  No.  44  Locust  Street,  Dover,  N. 
H. — There  are  some  kinds  of  work  which  mav  be  done  in 
a  "good  enough"  fashion  without  any  bad  results,  but 
when  it  comes  to  steam  and  gas-tilting,  it  is  simply  foolish 
to  be  satisfied  with  anything  but  the  best,  for  inferior 
work  in  this  line  is  dangerous,  troublesome  and  expen- 
sive, to  say  nothing  of  its  not  answering  the  purpose  for 
which  it  was  designed.  It  is  easy  enough  to  have  first- 
class  piping  if  you  apply  to  the  proper  party,  and  certainly 
no  wiser  course  can  be  taken  than  to  leave  your  order 
with  Mr.  Walter  T.  Perkins  at  No.  44  Locust  street,  for 
he  is  a  thoroughly  competent  steam  and  gas-fitter.  lie  has 
the  facilities  and  the  men  to  enable  him  to  execute  all 
commissions  at  short  notice,  and  in  the  most  approved 
and  satisfactory  manner,  the  best  of  materials  being  used. 
He  is  uniformly  moderate  in  his  charges,  and  as  he  gives 
close  personal  attention  to  his  business  he  is  in  a  position 
to  keep  the  service  to  a  very  higli  standard  of  efficiency 
and  to  guarantee  complete  satisfaction  to  his  patrons. 
The  premises  occupied  comprise  one  floor  and  basement 
23  X  60  feet  in  dimensions,  ilr.  Perkins  is  a  dealer  in 
steam-heating  and  gas  lighting  apparatus,  wrought  iron  and 
brass  pipe,  valves,  fittings,  etc.,  gas  fixtures,  glass  globes, 
and  shades,  steam  and  water  gauges,  engineers'  supplies, 
etc.  Mr.  Perkins,  who  is  a  native  of  Dover.  N.  H.,  has 
been  the  proprietor  of  this  establishment  since  1874.  He 
has  gained  an  honorable  position  among  the  business  cir- 
cles of  this  neighborhood.  Mr.  Perkins  is  al.so  agent  for 
the  Gurney  Hot  Water  Heater  which  is  conceded  to  be 
the  best  hot  water  healer  in  the  market.  He  has  put  in 
several  in  this  vicinity  Tvhich  give  Ihe  best  of  satisfaction. 

Hayes  &  Hodgdon,  dealers  in  Clioice  (Groceries,  Teas, 
Coffees,  Spices,  Confectionery,  and  Fruit,  103  Washington 
Street,  Dover,  N.  II. — The  ability  to  suit  a  business  enter- 
prise to  the  particular  class  of  Iradf  it  is  designed  to  reach 
principally,  is  an  indispensable  factor  in  attainment  of  suc- 
cess, and  it  is  owing  in  a  great  degri'e  to  the  skill  displayed 
in  tills  direction,  that  the  firm  of  Hayes  &  Hodgdon  has 
attained  the  high  reputation  and  popularity  it  now  enjoys. 
This  concern  is  made  up  of  Messrs.  E.  J.  Hayes  and  F.  P. 
Hodgdon.  The  establishment  now  conducted  by  them  was 
founded  in  1870  by  Mr.  W.  M.  Courser,  Messrs.  Hayes  & 
Hodgdon  assuming  full  control  in  1889.  The  premises 
utilized  are  located  at  No.  lO.'i  Washington  street,  and  are 
of  the  dimensions  of  20  X  80  feet.  A  stock  of  fine  gro- 
ceries is  carried,  which  includes  all  the  almost  endless 
variety  of  goods  now  handled  by  a  first-class  establishment 
of  this  kind  ;  also  flour  of  all  grades,  selected  teas  and 
pure  coffees,  spices,  etc. ;  also  pure  confectionery  and  fruits 
of  all  kinds  in  their  season.  Mr.  Hayes  is  a  native  of 
Medbury  and  .Mr.  Hodgdon  of  Dover,  N.  H.  Both  gentle- 
men are  well  known  and  esteemed  by  all  who  know  them. 
Kinployment  is  given  to  a  reliable  assistant  and  courteous 
and  prompt  attention  is  assured  to  all  callers.  All  orders 
will  be  accurately  delivered  at  short  notice,  and  prices  will 
be  found  to  compare  favorably  with  the  lowest  market 
rates. 

Dover  Trunk  Factory,  Whillier  &  Emerson,  Proprie- 
tors, successors  to  W.  O.  Whitiier,  manufacturers  of  all 
kinds  of  Trunks,  wholesale  and  retail,  03  and  (U  St.  Thomas 
St.,  Dover.  N.  H. — If  anyone  doubts  that  it  is  good  policy  to 
buy  a  thoroughly  well-made  trunk,  let  him  visit  the  near- 
est railway  station  especially  when  "business  is  rushing," 
and  watcli  the  train  hands  and  expressmen  wrestle  with 
the  baggage.  Time  is  worth  a  good  deal  to  them  and  the 
baggage  belongs  to  other  persons,— consequenlly  they  save 
ten  cents  worth  of  time  at  the  expense  of  ten  dollars  worth 
of  baggage,  and  think  nolhing  ol  it  It  is  not  for  us  to  say 
where  the  fault  lies,  but  the  moral  at  least  is  plain — see  that 
your  trunk  is  of  a  kind  that  will  stand  the  racket.  Such 
A  trunk  cannot  be  bought  for  nolhing,  but  it  may  be  pur- 
•chased  at  a  reasonable  figure  if  you  iiatronize  the  right  dealer 
.and  if  that  dealer  gets  his  trunks  of  Messrs.   Whittier    & 


Emerson,  proprietors  of  the  Dover  trunk  factory,  so  much 
the  belter,  for  in  that  case  j'ou  may  feel  confident  that  his 
goods  will  prove  as  represented  and  give  the  best  satisfac- 
tion. This  factory  was  opened  by  Mr.  W.  O.  Whittier,  in 
1887,  and  passed  into  the  possession  of  the  present  firm  in 
1889.  The  premises  comprise  two  floors  measuring  25x50 
feet,  and  are  located  at  Nos.  62  and  64  St.  Thomas  street. 
All  kinds  of  trunks  are  manufactured  and  both  a  whole- 
sale and  retail  business  is  done,  the  facilities  being  such 
that  the  largest  orders  can  be  filled  at  short  notice, 
while  the  smallest  commissions  will  be  promptly  and  care- 
fully executed.  A  full  assortment  of  sizes  and  kinds  is 
carried  in  stock  and  all  tastes,  all  circumstances  and  all  ■ 
purses  can  easily  be  suited. 

J.  H.  Winslow,  dealer  in  Boots,  Shoes,  Rubbers  and 
Shoe  Findings,  French  Calf  Skins  and  Sole  Leather,  No. 
410  Central  Avenue,  on  the  Bridge,  Dover,  N.  H. — Mr.  J. 
H.  Winslow  has  been  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe  busi- 
ness in  Dover  since  1861,  and  has  conducted  his  present 
enterprise  sinee  1885.  The  establishment  in  question  was 
originally  established  in  1843  by  Mr.  Oliver  Libey,  and 
after  several  changes  in  its  management  came  into  the 
possession  of  the  present  proprietor,  at  the  above  named 
date.  The  premises  occupied  cover  an  area  of  about  900 
square  feet,  and  a  very  heavy  stock  is  carried,  for  Mr. 
VVinslow  deals  in  boots,  shoes,  rubbers,  shoe  findings, 
French  calfskins,  and  sole  leather,  and  caters  to  all  classes 
of  trade.  His  assortment  includes  goods  suited  to  all 
kinds  of  wear,  and  whether  a  dress  boot,  or  a  working 
shoe,  is  wanted,  he  cin  fill  the  want  in  the  most  satisfac- 
tory manner.  Dealing  with  only  reputable  manufacturers' 
wholesalers,  he  is  in  a  position  to  guarantee  the  quality  of 
the  goods  he  handles,  and  although  he  does  not  pretend  to 
sell  "  below  the  cost  of  manufacture,"  still  there  is  no 
more  likely  place  at  which  to  look  for  bargains,  for  Mr. 
Winslow  is  a  careful  and  discriminating  buyer,  and  by 
watching  the  market  is  often  able  to  secure  standard  arti- 
cles below  the  regular  rates,  but  a  full  assortment  of  sizes 
in  all  standard  styles  is  kept  in  stock,  the  residt  being  that 
a  perfect  fit  is  easily  obtainable.  The  latest  novelties  are 
offered  as  soon  as  they  appear  in  the  market,  and  at  prices 
that  will  bear  the  severest  comparison  with  those  quoted 
elsewhere.  Mr.  Winslow  is  a  native  of  Nottingham,  N. 
H.,  and  is  very  well  known  throughout  the  business  cir- 
cles of  Dover.  Those  in  want  of  anything  included  in  the 
line  of  foot-wear  will  find  it  at  his  establishment  of  war- 
ranted quality.  

A.  N.  Ward, 
Undertaker  and 
Practical  Embalm- 
er.  Caskets,  Robes, 
Plates  and  Flowers, 
Hearses  and  Car- 
riages Furnished ; 
Residence  over 
Store,  Nos.  13  and 
14  Third  Street,  Dover,  N.  H. — Considerable  expense  as 
well  as  no  small  degree  of  executive  ability  is  required  in 
order  to  discharge  the  responsible  duties  of  an  undertaker 
satisfactorily,  for  it  is  of  course  highly  important  to  so 
manage  as  to  avoid  all  confusion  or  delays  on  the  occasions 
when  the  services  of  an  undertaker  are  required.  Mr.  A. 
N.  Ward  has  often  been  called  upon  to  officiate  in  this 
capacity  during  the  past  six  years.  He  is  a  native  of 
Brockton,  Mass.,  and  began  operations  in  Dover  in  1884. 
He  is  an  undertaker  and  practical  embalmer.  Ills  estab- 
lishment and  residence, , "ire  both  conveniently  located  at 
Nos.  13  and  14  Third  street.  A  carefully  selected  stock 
is  carried,  comp((lBing  caskets,  coffins,  burial  robes,  and 
funeral  goods  in  general.  Flowers,  hearses  and  carriages^ 
will  also  be  furnished  when  desired.  Moderate  prices  are 
quoted  in  every  department,  and  the  variety  of  goods 
offered  is  sufliciently  large  to  admit  of  all  tastes  being 
suited.  Orders  for  embalming  will  receive  immediate  ana 
careful  attention,  and  the  entire  direction  of  funerals  will 
be  assumed  if  desired,  thus  enabling  much  anxiety  and 
trouble  to  be  avoided. 


LEADima  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


31 


H.  A.  Pattee, 

ilciilcr  ill  Carpets 
iiul  Furniture, 
lu'diliug,  Side- 
l"i:.r(is,  Desks, 
l.ciunges,  Cur- 
i:iiiis,  etc.,  337 
<  'entral  Avenue, 
Dover,  N.  H.— 
The  first  ttc'p  to- 
wards going  to 
house  keeping  is 
to  get  a  wife,  no 
doubt,  but  after 
tliat  little  matter 
is  attended  to 
llie  question  of 
furniture  conins 
up  to  be  settled. 
Some  marked 
changes  have 
occurred  in  the 
furniture  trade 
of  late  years, 
and  it  is  now 
jiossible  to  furn- 
isli  a  house  at  a 
very  moderate 
expense.  Of 
course  you  can 
spend  money  if 
you  want  to— $.jOO  can  be  spent  for  a  single  cliamber  set, 
if  you  wish,  but  a  small  house  can  be  very  comfortably 
fitted  up  for  that  amount.  But  when  it  comes  to  exercis- 
ing wise  economy,  the  first  thing  to  do  is  to  find  a  dealer 
who  is  satisfied  with  a  small  margin  of  profit,  and  who 
carries  a  stock  sufficiently  large  and  varied  to  allow  of  all 
tastes  being  suited,  and  hundreds  of  people  have  solved 
this  problem  to  their  entire  satisfaction  by  placing  their 
orders  with  Mr.  H.  A.  Pattee  located  at  No.  337  Central 
avenue,  Dover.  This  gentleman  is  a  native  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  established  his  present  business  in  Dover  in  1887. 
He  handles  carpets,  and  furniture  of  all  kinds,  including 
bedding,  sideboards,  desks,  lounges,  curtains,  etc.  The 
premises  occupied  comprise  five  floors,  each  20x60  feet  in 
dimensions,  thus  affording  ample  space  for  the  carrying  of 
an  exceptionally  heavy  stock.  The  proprietor  offers  some 
very  decided  bargains  in  every  department.  In  regard  to 
these  bargains,  we  do  not  ask  j'ou  to  take  our  word  for 
them,  and  in  fact  do  not  want  you  to  do  so,  but  what  we 
do  want  is  to  have  j'ou  call  and  see  for  yourself,  for  you 
will  be  sure  to  find  something  that  you  need  at  a  price  that 
will  compel  you  to  purchase.  No  detailed  description  of 
the  goods  dealt  in  is  possible  here,  but  suffice  it  to  say  tliat 
the  assortment  is  most  complete,  the  prices  low,  and  that 
all  callers  are  assured  prompt  and  polite  attention. 


W.  C.  Leavitt,  dealer  in  Meat,  Pish,  Poultry,  Fruit. 
Vegetables  and  Country  Produce,  No.  5  Silver  S'reet, 
Dover,  N.  H. — To  tliose  who  are  familiar  wiih  the  advan- 
tages enjoyed  by  those  dealing  with  Mr.  W.  C.  Leavitt  at 
No.  5  Silver  street,  the  large  retail  business  done  by  this 
gentleman  needs  no  explanation,  for  self  interest  is  a  very 
powerful  motive,  and  those  placing  a  trial  order  with  the 
gentleman  in  question,  generally  learn  by  the  result  that 
it  is  plainly  for  their  interest  to  deal  with  him  altogether. 
The  enterprise  was  established  by  Mr.  Geo.  \V.  Parker, 
who  was  succeeded  by  Messrs.  Berry  &  Leavitt  in  18S4, 
Mr.  W.  C.  Leavitt.  the  present  proprietor,  assuming  full 
■control  in  1889.  He  is  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and  is 
well  known  throughout  Dover.  Employment  is  given  to 
•competent  and  polite  assistants.  The  premises  occupied 
are  about  GOO  square  feet  in  dimensions,  and  a  lieavy  stock 
is  carried  including  meats,  fish,  poullr}'.  fruit  and  vegeta- 
bles of  every  description  together  with  country  produce  in 
.:general.  The  favorable  relations  Mr.  Leavitt  enjoys  with 
^iroducers  and  wholesalers  are  by  no  means  without  benefit 


to  his  customers,  for  the  prices  quoted  are  surprisingly 
low,  considering  the  character  of  the  goods  handled,  and 
both  economy  and  convenience  are  served  by  trading  here. 

N.  E.  Hanson,  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  Family 
Groceries  and  I'rovisions,  Flour,  Grain,  Fish,  etc.,  special 
attention  paid  in  selection  of  choice  Teas  and  Coffee,s.  No. 
1  Silver  Street,  Dover,  N.  II. — Among  the  many  grocery 
and  provision  stores  located  in  this  city,  few  are  better 
known  than  that  now  carried  on  by  Mr.  N.  E.  Hanson,  for 
this  establishment  was  founded  in  18G4  by  J.  T.  Hanson  & 
Co.,  and  has  long  been  highly  popular  with  the  most  care- 
ful buyers.  The  present  proprietor,  Mr.  N.  E.  Hanson, 
assumed  full  control  of  the  business  in  1872.  Premises  of 
the  dimensions  of  25  X  75  feet  are  occupied,  and  courte- 
ous and  reliable  assistants  are  required  to  attend  to  the 
heavy  patronage  enjoyed.  The  stock  carried  at  this  estab- 
lishment will  compare  favorably  in  all  essential  features 
with  that  of  any  similar  house  in  the  city,  for  it  is  both 
large  and  varied,  and  comprises  family  groceries,  provis- 
ions, flour,  grain,  fish,  etc.,  special  attention  being  paid  to 
the  selection  of  choice  teas  and  coffees.  Mr.  Hanson  does 
not  place  his  prices  so  high  that  none  but  the  favored  few 
can  afford  to  trade  with  him,  but  offers  such  decided 
inducements  that  experienced  buyers  feel  they  can  hardly 
afford  to  trade  elsewhere.  Everything  sold  here  is  guar- 
anteed to  prove  just  as  represented,  and  the  prices  average 
as  low  as  the  lowest  when  the  quality  is  considered. 

Rackley's  Variety  Store,  Corner  Washington  Street  and 
Central  Ave.,  Dover,  N.  H. — The  secret  of  success  is  much 
tlie  same  no  matter  what  business  may  be  engaged  in, 
if  you  can  furnish  customers  with  reliable  goods  at  bottom 
prices,  and  give  prompt  attention  to  all  orders,  you  need 
have  no  fear  but  what  a  satisfactory  trade  will  sorm  be 
built  up.  Such  has  been  the  experience  of  Samuel  Rack- 
ley,  who  carries  on  a  busioess  devoted  to  the  sale  of  crock- 
ery and  glass  and  tin-ware,  for  since  he  succeeded  Mr. 
Meldon  in  1888,  who  was  the  original  founder  of  the  bus- 
iness, his  efforts  to  extend  operations  have  met  with 
unquestionable  success  Mr.  Rackley  is  a  native  of  Maine, 
and  is  well  known  in  Dover;  he  is  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  his  business  and  has  shown  both  intelligence  and 
liberality  in  conducting  the  same;  the  premises  occupied 
are  of  the  dimensions  of  20x30  ft.  ami  are  well  stocked  with 
a  select  stock  of  crockery,  glass  ware,  granite-iron  ware, 
woo<len  ware  and  5  and  10  cent  goods,  also  a  full  line  of 
tinware,  all  purses  can  be  accommodated  at  this  store,  for 
the  prices  are  in  every  instance  in  accordance  with  the 
lowest  market  rates  and  the  best  goods  are  handled,  as 
well  as  those  at  low  cost. 

J.  W.  Merrow,  dealer  in  Groceries  and  Provisions, 
Flour,  Hutter,  Cheese  and  Egg.=.  5  Chestnut  Street,  Dover, 
N.  H.— One  of  the  recently  established  and  at  the  same 
time  one  of  the  most  reliable  enterprises  carried  on  in  this 
section  of  Dover,  is  that  conducted  by  Mr.  J.  W.  Merrow, 
at  No.  5  Chestnut  street,  for  the  proprietor  is  well  and 
favorably  known  throughout  this  vicinity  and  has  had 
suflicient  experience  in  his  present  line  of  business  to  be 
thoroughly  familiar  with  it  in  every  detail.  Mr.  Merrow 
is  a  native  of  Ossipee,  N.  H.  and  as  before  stated  is  well 
known  throughout  Dover.  The  store  is  about  700  square 
feet  in  dimensions,  and  is  verj'  conveniently  fitted  up, 
the  space  available  being  sufficiently  extensive  to  admit  of 
the  carrying  of  a  large  and  varied  stock,  comprising  selected 
family  groceries  and  provisions  of  all  kinds,*  also  flour, 
butter,  cheese  and  eggs.  This  stock  is  new,  fresh,  and 
"  clean  "  in  every  department,  and  therefore,  Jlr.  Merrow 
has  no  undesirable  goods  to  '  work  ofl  "  but  is  in  a  position 
to  supply  articles  that  will  satisfy  the  most  fa,-.tidious. 
Orders  are  filled  at  short  notice  and  every  caller  may  safely 
depend  upon  receiving  courteous  and  painstaking  attention. 
This  establishment  was  founded  about  1885,  by  Mr.  Thos. 
Steel,  and  has  been  under  the  able  manageiiient  of  Mr. 
J.  W.  Merrow  since  1887  Those  giving  his  establishment 
a  trial,  will  find  him  prepared  to  fill  cither  large  or  small 
orders  without  delay  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates. 


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LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


H.      E.     Canney, 

Livery  Stable, 
Uoardinjr,  Hiicking 
mid  liiiiiing.  Hacks 
Furnished  for  Wed- 
dings and  Funerals, 
17-23  SI.  Thomas 
Street,  Dover,  N.  H. 
— The  question  of 
whether  it  is  cheaper 
.  for  one  living  in  the 
city  to  own  or  hire 
a  liorse,  is  one  that  is  influenced  so  much  by  circumstances 
in  each  individual  case  that  it  is  impossible  to  answer  it 
until  those  circumstances  are  duly  considered,  but  at  all 
events  it  will  be  agreed  that  such  an  establishment  as  that 
carried  on  by  Mr.  H.  E.  Canney  at  Nos.  17-23  St.  Thomas 
street,  deserves  liearty  support,  for  here  a  desirable,  safe 
and  stylish  team  may  be  hired  at  a  moderate  cost,  or  a 
horse  may  be  boarded  by  its  owner  at  a  reasonable  expense, 
80  that  all  who  use  horses  for  business  or  pleasure  can  be 
accommodated.  This  enterprise  was  inaugurated  in  1884, 
and  now  ranks  among  the  leading  tindertakings  of  the 
kind  in  Dover.  The  premises  in  use  are  spacious  and 
well-arranged,  lighted  with  electricity,  and  contain  every 
convenience,  there  being  twenty  eight  stalls  and  ample 
carriage  accommodations.  Single  and  double  teams  can 
be  furnished  at  short  notice,  and  the  most  fastidious  cus- 
tomer will  have  no  reason  to  complain  of  any  detail  of  the 
turnout,  for  liorse,  carriage,  harness,  robe,  etc.,  are  all 
first-class,  the  best  trade  being  catered  to  and  no  pains 
spared  to  assure  satisfaction.  Hacks  for  public  occasions, 
such  as  balls,  weddings,  funerals,  etc.,  can  be  supplied  in 
any  number  desired,  experienced  and  careful  drivers 
being  furnished,  who  will  be  found  not  only  competent 
but  courteous  also.  Animals  boarded  here  will  be  given 
the  best  of  care,  and  in  sh<irt  the  high  reputation  of  the 
establishment  will  Ije  fully  sustained  in  every  instance. 


Dover  Five  Cents  Savings  Sank,  Dover,  N.  H. — 
Every  well-managed  savings  institution  is  a  benefit  to  the 
public,  insomuch  as  its  tendency  is  to  encourage  thrift, 
industry,  and  other  ((ualities  which  go  to  make  up  good 
citizensliip  ;  but  the  Dover  Five  Cents  Savings  Hank  is 
especially  worthy  of  encouragement  and  support  from 
the  fact  that,  as  its  name  indicates,  it  will  receive  on 
deposit  so  small  a  sum  as  five  cents — and  it  is  the  saving 
of  small  sums  that  must  be  inculcated  if  prudent  habits 
are  to  be  established.  The  wage  earner  who  can  and  will 
save  cents,  can  and  will  save  dollars,  and  were  this  fact 
more  generally  understood  and  taken  advantage  of  it 
would  be  of  almost  inestimable  advantage  to  the  commu- 
nity. Numberless  instances  might  he  quoted  of  where 
men  have  obtained  their  start  in  business  life  from  savings 
accumulated  when  their  earnings  were  by  no  means  large, 
and  it  may  be  stated  as  a  rule  almost  without  excepticm 
that  he  who  saves  nothing  when  receiving  small  pay  will 
save  nothing  if  his  wages  be  doubled.  Once  form  the 
habit  of  putting  aside  a  portion,  however  small,  of  your 
weekly  or  monthly  earnings  and  the  rest  is  ea.sy.  Should 
your  pay  increase,  your  savings  will  increase  correspond- 
,  ingly,  and  in  any  event  yon  will  have  ;the  satisfac- 
tion of  knowing  that  you  are  doing  your  best  to  improve 
your  condition,  and  how  gratifying  that  feeling  is,  only 
those  who  have  experienced  "it  know.  The  facilities 
offered  ;i)y  the  Dover  Five  Cents  Savings  Hank  are  not  sur- 
passed by  those  of  any  similar  institution,  and  money 
entrusted  to  its  care  is  as  absolutely  secure  as  any  funds 
well  can  be.  The  management  is  able  and  conservative 
and  the  financial  condition  of  the  bank  is  exceptionally 
favorable,  a  late  statement  showing  that  there  is  about 
$223,000  due  depositors,  while  the  guarantee  fund  is  $11,- 
\r,0  an<l  the  surplus  $2,700.  Rut  after  all,  the  best  evi- 
dence concerning  the  standing  of  such  an  enterprise  is  that 
afforded  by  the  character  of  those  identified  with  it,  and 
we  therefore  take  pleasure  in  presenting  the  following  list, 
comment   upon   which   is   quite   unnecessary  ;  President', 


John  .J.  Hanson;  vice-president,  Eli  V.  Brewster;  secretary 
and  treasurer,  Isaac  F.  Abbott ;  trustees,  Eli  V.  Brewster,. 
William  A.  Morrill,  Ephraim  H.  Whitehouse,  William  H.. 
Vickery,  John  J.  Hanson,  Isaac  F.  Abbott,  Edmund  M. 
Swan,  Henry  A.  Worthen,  James  F.  Seavey,  Dennis  Cash, 
Solomon  H.  Foye. 

Dover  National  Bank,  Dover,  N.  H. — The  Dover 
National  Bank  is  a  thoroughly  representative  institution 
in  every  sense  of  the  word,  and  since  its  incorporation  in 
18G5  has  exerted  a  most  powerful  influence  in  developing 
the  interests  of  this  section.  It  has  a  capital  of  $100,000- 
which  has  been  further  augmented  by  a  surplus  of  $20,- 
000.  The  following  gentlemen,  widely  and  favorably 
known  in  financial  and  general  business  circles  for  their 
prudence  and  just  methods,  are  the  officers  aud  directors  : 
President,  Oliver  Wyatt ;  vice-president,  Eli  V.  Brewster  ;. 
cashier,  Isaac  F.  Abbott  ;  directors,  Oliver  Wyatt,  Eli  V. 
Brewster,  Joshua  G.  Hall,  Jloses  D.  Page,  Henry  A.  Wor- 
then, Richard  N.  Boss,  John  J.  Hanson.  The  banking 
rooms  are  spacious  and  well-appointed,  affording  ample^ 
accommodations  to  patrons,  and  possessing  every  con- 
venience for  facilitating  the  despatch  of  business.  A  gen- 
eral banking  business  is  transacted,  including  the  reception, 
of  deposits,  the  discounting  of  approved  commercial 
paper,  the  collection  of  drafts,  and  the  dealing  in  govern- 
ment and  other  first-class  securities.  This  is  one  of  the 
best-managed  and  most  popular  banks  in  New  Hampshire,, 
and  from  its  foundation  has  deserved  and  enjoyed  the 
confidence  of  the  public  to  an  exceptional  degree.  The 
investments  of  the  Dover  National  Bank  have  always  been 
carefully  and  judiciously  made,  and  its  ventures  of  capital 
are  at  all  times  well  secured  ;  while  the  officers  are  obliging 
and  efficient  in  their  dealings  with  the  public  and  spare  no- 
pains  to  extend  the  usefulness  of  the  institution  they  rep- 
resent. The  following  statement  shows  how  thoroughly 
the  public  confidence  is  justified  : 

Report  of  Oie  Condition  of  tlm  Dover  National  Bank  at 
Dover,  in  the  Slate  of  New  Hampshire,  at  the  clo^e  of  busi- 
ness, February  28,  1890. 

BESOURCES. 

Loans  and  discounts $91,403.33 

United  States  Bonds  to  secure  circulation. .. .  100,000.00 

Stocks,  securities,  judgments,  claims,  etc 31,775.11 

Due  from  approved  reserve  agents 14, 887. OS 

Banking  house  furniture  and  fixtures 8,200.00- 

Other  real  estate  and  mortgages  owned 2,853.73 

Current  expenses  and  taxes  paid 259.83 

Premiums  on  United  States  Bonds 20,389.58 

Checks  and  other  cash  items 1,527.59 

Bills  of  other  banks 4,713.00' 

Fractional  paper  currency,  nickels,  and  cents  86.33- 

Specie 7,762.50- 

Legal-tender  notes 3,195.00 

Redemption  fund  with  United  States  Treasurer 

(5  per  cent,  of  circulation) 4,500.00- 

Total $291,5,53  02- 

LIABILITIES. 

Capital  Stock  paid  in $100,000  00- 

Surplus  in  fund 20,000.00' 

Undivided  profits 8,20fi.34 

National  IJank  notes  outstanding 88,100.00 

Dividends  unpaid 1,577.50- 

Individual  deposits  subject  to  check 69,388.25 

Cashier's  checks  outstanding 4,280.93- 

Total $291,553.02 

State  of  New  Hampshire,  County  of  Strafford,  ss  ; 

1,  Isaac  F.  Abbott,  Casliier  of  the  above  named  bank,  do 
solemnly  swear  that  the  above  statement  is  true  to  the  best 
of  my  knowledge  and  belief.      Isaac  F.  Abuott,  Cashier. 
Subscribed   and   sworn  to   before  me  this   10th  day  of 
March,  1890.  Geobor  W.  Benn,  Notary  Public. 

Correct — Attest  : 

Olivrk  Wvatt,  1 

Eli  V.  Bbewster,        [•    Directors. 

Henry  A.  Wouthen.  ) 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


33 


JOHN   A.   GLIDDEN, 


Special  Care  in  Preparing  for  Burial. 


MY     PERSONAL     ATTENTION     TO     ALL     ITS     DETAILS. 

Residence  and  Office,  20  and  24  Locust  Street.  Dover,  New  Ilampsliire. 


George  B.  Wentworth  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of 
Brocans  aud  Plow  Slices,  Central  Avenue,  Dover,  N.  II. — 
The  enterprise  carried  on  under  the  firni-name  of  George 
B.  Wentworth  &  Co.,  was  inaugurated  about  thirty-five 
years  ago  and  has  lone;  held  ii  leading  position  among 
other  New  Hampshire  undertakings  of  a  similar  character. 
Mr.  George  B.  Wentworth,  the  founder  of  the  business, 
died  in  1888,  and  it  has  since  been  conducted  by  his  sons, 
Messrs.  Charles  B.  and  Fred  N.  Wentworth,  no  change 
being  made  in  the  firm  name.  The  concern  are  extensively 
engaged  iu  the  manufacture  of  brogans  and  plow  shoes  for 
the  Southern  and  Western  trade,  anil  their  productions  are 
highly  thought  of  by  dealers  and  consumers  as  they  are 
un.surpassed  for  ease,  streugth  and  durability — the  three 
fundamental  characteristics  of  desirable  working  shoes. 
Some  of  our  readers  may  be  surprised  to  learn  that  there 
are  degrees  of  merit  in  such  coarse  goods  as  brogans  and 
plow  shoes,  but  such  is  the  fact  and  no  little  e.xperience 
and  skill  are  required  in  order  to  attain  the  best  results  in 
their  manufacture.  The  premises  utilized  by  this  firm 
comprise  four  floors  of  the  dimensions  4.5  X65  feet,  and  are 
very  thoroughly  fitted  up,  power  being  furnished  by  a 
twentyfive  horse  engine  and  employment  being  given  to 
TOO  operatives.  The  output  averages  1000  pairs  per  da}' 
and  the  firm  are  prepared  to  fill  the  largest  orders  at  com- 
paratively short  notice,  and  to  quote  the  lowest  market 
rates.  The  business  is  conducted  under  the  immediate 
supervision  of  Mr.  Chas.  B  Wentworth  who  spares  no 
pains  to  maintain  the  high  reputation  of  the  product. 

Mary  Byrne,  ilillinery  and  Fancy  Goods,  63  Washington 
Street,  Dover,  N.  II. — An  old  establishad  and  very  popu- 
lar enterprise  of  its  kind  is  that  of  which  Mi.s8  JIary 
Byrne  is  the  proprietress,  and  which  is  carried  on  at  No. 
63  Washington  street,  founded  in  1847  by  Miss  Byrne  and 
which  is  the  oldest  millinery  establishment  in  town.  This 
business  has  since  been  continued  without  change  of  any 
kind  in  its  ownership,  and  the  experience  gaint-d  by  its 
manager  through  all  these  3'ears,  now  enables  her  to  offer 
inducements  to  her  customers  which  it  would  be  very 
hard  to  equal  elsewhere.  One  floor  is  occupied  of  the 
dimensions  of  2.5  X  40  feet,  and  the  stock  carried  is  not 
only  large  but  varied,  containing  as  it  does,  ribbons,  laces, 
feathers,  embroideries,  collars,  handkerchiefs,  hosiery, 
white  goods,  underwear  and  fancy  goods  of  all  kinds,  and 
in  fact  a  complete  assortment  of  such  goods  as  are  only 
handled  by  a  fir.-it  class  establishment  of  this  kind.  Miss 
Byrne  is  very  well  known  in  Dover  and  vicinity,  in_  both 
business  and  social  circles.  She  employs  an  efficient 
assistant  and  assures  all  customers  prompt  and  polite 
attention,  and  handles  only  goods  tliat  she  can  recommend, 
and  guarantees  that  they  will  prove  strictly  as  represented, 
and  no  trotible  is  si'ared  to  fully  maintain  the  enviable 
reputation  for  enterprise  and  fair  dealing  this  establish- 
ment has  held  so  long. 


A.  P.  Drew,  Photographer  ;  Picture  Frames  and 
Mouldings  of  the  latest  patterns  :  Life  Size  Crayons  a  Spe- 
cialty ;  420  C'entral  Avenue,  Hooms  16,  17  and  18,  Dover, 
N.  H. — Tho.se  who  deny  the  title  of  "  artist"  to  any  pho- 
tographer no  matter  how  skillful  he  may  be,  or  how  beau- 
tiful the  work  he  may  produce,  occupies  a  precisely 
similar  position  to  that  held  by  those  asserting  the  same 
thing  in  connection  with  the  process  of  engraving  on  wood. 
There  may  be  room  for  au  honest  difference  of  opinion  on 
this  subject,  but  it  is  difficult  for  us  to  see  how  any  com- 
petent judge  can  declare  art  to  be  entirely  absent  from 
some  of  the  wonderful  photographic  work  to  be  seen  now- 
adays, notably  that  produced  by  Mr.  A.  P.  Drew,  at  his 
studio.  No.  420  Central  avenue,  for  this  gentleman  rank.* 
with  the  leading  photographers,  and  docs  the  largest  busi- 
ness of  the  kind  in  Dover.  ;\Ir.  Drew  is  an  artist  of  high 
merit,  he  gives  special  attention  to  all  branches  of  photog- 
raphy, and  has  produced  portraits  that  are  worthy  of  the 
name,  and  that  have  called  forth  much  favorable  comment 
throughout  this  community,  life  size  crayons  being  a 
specialty.  Jlr.  Drew  is  a  native  of  Dover.  He  established 
his  profession  in  18.59,  and  now  nccujiies  tliree  large  rooms, 
16.  17  and  18,  at  No.  420  Central  avenue,  where  every  pro- 
vision is  made  for  the  comfort  and  convenience  of  patrons. 
Mr.  Drew  does  not  confine  his  business  to  photography 
alone,  but  deals  in  picture  frames,  and  mouldings  of  the 
latest  patterns.  The  e,\(ensive  business  transacted  by  Mr. 
Drew  requires  the  services  of  seven  competent  assistants. 
Art  lovers  can  visit  this  studio  with  pleasure  and  profit, 
for  a  fine  selection  of  finished  work  is  to  be  seen.  The 
views  of  Dover  illustrated  in  this  book  were  taken  by  him. 

C.  H.  Horton,  Book  Binder,  97  Washington  Street, 
Dover.  N.  II. — Mr.  C.  II.  Horton  was  born  in  New  York 
City,  but  has  been  engaged  in  active  business  life  in  Dover 
for  nearly  forty  years,  during  which  time  he  has  become 
thoroughly  identified  with  the  advancement  of  the  best 
interests  of  that  city,  and  has  done  much  to  bring  about 
that  advancement  by  the  zeal,  intelligence  and  fidelity 
with  which  he  discharged  the  responsible  duties  devolving 
upon  him  in  the  various  official  petitions  to  which  he  has 
been  elected.  J[r.  Ilorton  has  served  as  councilman,  as 
alderman,  as  mayor  and  as  representative.  He  is  now 
councilor  of  district  No.  1  to  Governor  Goodell,  and  we 
need  hardly  add  that  few  if  any  of  our  local  business  men 
are  more  universally  known.  He  carries  on  a  book  bind- 
ing establishment  at  No.  97  Washington  street,  and  is  pre- 
pared to  fill  either  wholesale  or  retail  orders  at  short  notice 
and  at  moderate  rales.  As  his  facilities  for  binding  pam- 
phlets, books,  etc.,  are  well  known  to  neighboring  prin- 
ters, publishers,  etc.,  we  will  not  dwell  upon  them,  but 
will  call  attention  to  the  service  he  is  prepared  to  render 
in  connection  with  the  binding  of  magazines,  music,  etc., 
for  retail  customers.  The  work  is  done  in  a  neat  and 
durable  manner  and  the  charges  are  uniformly  moderate. 


84 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


stationery,  picture  frames,  wall 
papers,  etc.  Tliis  business  was 
original)}'  estaljlished  by  Mr.  C. 
II.  Hovey  who  was  succeeded  in 
1884  by  the  present  proprietor. 
Under  the  able  management  of 
Mr.  C.  W.  Smith,  the  establish- 
ment has  been  greatly  extended 
and  has  become  the  local  head- 
quarters for  books,  stationery, 
picture  frames,  wall  papers,  art- 
ists' materials,  etc.  The  goods 
displayed  in  the  above  named 
lines,  show  marlted  taste  and 
judgment  in  their  selection. 
Capable  and  reliable  assistants 
are  constantly  employed.  The 
store  is  neat  and  altractive  in 
all  its  appointments,  and  every 
customer  is  treated  in  a  polite 
and  attentive  manner,  and  the 
wants  of  the  public  are  studied 
in  every  respect.  Mr.  Smith  is 
a  native  of  Maine,  and  a  gentle- 
man combining  business  talent 
with  fairness  in  all  his  dealings. 
He  is  well  qualified  to  push 
his  business  to  still  greater  use- 
fulness and  importance.  He  is 
well  known  throughout  this 
vicinity  and  is  regarded  as  a 
reliable  anil  representative  bus- 
iness man 


''  Woodbury  Brothers,  wholesale  manufacturers  of  Bus- 
kins and  Slippers,  and  Women's  and  Misses'  Boots  and 
Shoes.  Boston  office:  31  Lincoln  Street.  Factories:  Bev- 
erly, Mass..  and  Cor.  Park  and  Dover  Streets,  Dover, 
X.  H.— Shoe  manufacturing  is  steadily  increasing  in  New 
Hampshire,  and  present  indications  are  that  it  will  increase 
still  more  rapidly  in  the  future,  for  manufacturers  find 
that  operations  can  be  carried  on  in  this  Stale  to  excellent 
advantage,  and  it  is  becoming  common  for  the  leading 
Massachusetts  concerns  to  establish  branch  factories  here. 
The  establistiment  conducted  by  Messrs.  Woodbury  Broth- 
ers can  hardly  be  called  a  "brancli,"  however,  for  the 
firm  manufacture  all  their  women's  and  misses'  boots  and 
shoes  at  this  factory,  the  one  in  Beverly,  Mass..  l)eing 
utilized  for  the  production  of  buskins  and  slippers. 
Messrs  Woodbury  Brothers  rank  with  the  leading  boot 
and  shoe  houses  of  New  England,  their  goods  being 
very  widely  known  amongconsumers  and  the  trade.  They 
have  carried  on  operations  in  Beverly  for  about  a  score  of 
years,  and  opened  their  Dover  factory  in  1886.  This  is 
located  in  a  five-story  building,  236  X  40  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, situated  on  the  corner  of  Park  and  Dover  streets. 
The  plant  of  machinery  in  use  is  of  the  most  improved 
type,  and  power  is  furnished  by  a  seventy  five  horse 
engine;  the  capacity  of  the  establishment  being  3,400  pair 
per  day.  Krnployment  is  given  to  250  persons,  and 
operations  are  carrit d  on  under  the  direct  supervision  of 
Mr.  .1,  T.  Woodbury.  No  trouble  is  spared  to  maintain 
the  high  reputation  of  the  product,  and  as  the  firm  are  in 
a  position  to  quote  the  lowest  market  rates  they  'find  no 
difficulty  in  disposing  of  the  output.  The  Boston  office  is 
located  at  Xo.  31  Lincoln  street,  where  a  full  line  of  sam- 
ples may  be  seen. 


O.  W.  Smith,  Books.  Stationery,  Picture  Framing  and 
Wall  Pajjcrs.  Bracewell  Block.  Dover.  N.  H. — This  popu- 
lar bookseller  and  stationer,  during  the  six  years  he  has 
been  established  here,  has  attained  a  prominent  position 
among  Dover's  business  men.  He  occupies  a  store  20x80 
feet  in  dimensions,  located  in  Bracewell  Block,  Central 
avenue,  which   contains  a  fine  selected  slock  of  books. 


J 

Iron  and  Brass  Castings,  Machine  Work, 
C.  E.  MARSTON,  Prop., 

Dover,        -        -       ISTe-w^    Hampshii-e. 


The  Dover  Foundry  and  Machine  Works  may  be  said  to 
have  been  established  more  than  half  a  centuiy  ago,  for 
the  enterprise  had  its  inception  as  far  back  as  1838,  and 
after  various  changes  in  ownership,  passed  under  the  con- 
trol of  C.  K.  Marston,  the  present  proprietor,  about  fifteen 
years  ago.  Mr.  Marston  is  a  native  of  Great  Falls,  N.  H., 
and  is  very  widely  known  in  manufacturing  circles,  he 
having  filled  many  important  contracts  and  being  accepted 
and  often  quoted  as  a  competent  authority  on  matters  re- 
lating to  piping,  steam  heating  and  constructional  iron 
work.  The  Dover  Foundry  and  Machine  Works  are 
spacious  and  well  equipped,  the  foundr}'  alone  having  an 
area  of  about  6,000  square  feet.  There  is  a  large  two- 
story  inacliine  shoji,  besides  various  out  buildings,  etc. 
Every  facility  is  at  hand  for  the  production  of  iron  and 
brass  castings  and  the  doing  of  gener.al  machine  work  ; 
and  among  the  more  important  articles  manufactured  may 
be  mentioned  plumbers'  pipe  and  fittings  ;  steam  and  hot 
water  heating  and  ventilating  apparatus,  radiators  ;  lamp 
posts,  hitching  posts,  iron  columns;  pulleys,  shafting,  and 
hangers;  feed-water  heaters,  pumps,  Bal)bitt  metal,  etc. 
Mr.  Marston  also  deals  extensively  in  wrought  iron  pipe, 
radiators,  engines,  gas  fittings,  .steam  fittings,  gas  fixtures, 
brass  valves  and  boilers,  and  is  in  a  position  to  figure  very 
closely  on  piping,  steam  or  hot  water  healing,  and  on  iron 
work  of  all  kinds.  Estimates  will  cheerfully  be  made  on 
application,  and  we  need  not  dwell  upon  the  advantages 
gained  by  placing  orders  in  such  experienced  and  responsi- 
ble hands.  Employment  is  given  to  from  twenty  to  forty 
assistants,  and  the  most  extensive  commissions  can  be  ex- 
ecuted at  short  notice,  while  the  smallest  orders  arc  assured 
immediate  and  careful  attention. 


LKADISG  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER. 


35 


«« 


"         TRADEMARK  \0) 

RAWHIDE  UCE  LEATHER. 
Dover,    N.    II. —  Never 
demand    for  strictly 


I.  B.  Williams  &  Sons,  Tan- 
ners and  niiinufacturers  of  Oak- 
Tanned  Leather  Helling,  Haw- 
Hido,  and  Tanned  Lace  Leather, 
before  was  there  so  extensive 
first-class  leather  belting  as  is 
now  the  case,  and  it  is  easy  to  account  for  this  condition 
of  affairs,  for  the  tendency  is  to  constantly  increase  the 
speed  of  machinery  and,  other  tilings  being  equal,  the 
higher  the  speed  the  better  the  belt  required.  It  is  well- 
koown  that  electric  dynamos  call  for  especially  high  grade 
belts  if  the  best  results  are  to  be  attained,  and  the  rapidlj' 
increasing  number  of  dynamos  in  use  is  of  itself  enough 
to  acconnt  for  a  large  share  of  the  demand  noti^d.  Under 
these  circumstances  it  is  not  surprising  that  the  i)roduc- 
tions  of  Messrs.  I.  B.  Williams  &  Sons  sliould  meet  with 
«  ready  sale,  for  the  purchaser  of  belting  has  to  depend 
■chiefly  upon  the  reputation  of  tlie  maker  to  ensure  being 
-supplied  with  a  satisfactory  article.  The  belting  and  lace 
leather  made  by  this  lirm  have  an  unsurpassed  reputation 
throughout  the  conntry.  The  business  was  founded  near- 
ly half  a  century  ago  by  Mr.  I.  B  Williams.  The  exist- 
ing firm  name  was  adopted  in  1H78,  and  remains  un- 
■chaaged,  although  the  senior  member  Mr.  I.  B.  Williams 
died  in  July.  18S.5.  His  sons,  Messrs  F.  B.  and  G.  II 
Williams,  still  continue  the  business  and  are  now  sole  pro 
prietors.  They  are  both  natives  of  Dover,  and  prominent 
■citiiens.  The  firm  arc  tanners  and  mauuf  icturers  of  oak- 
tanned  leather  belting,  raw  hides  and  tanned  lace  leather, 
producing  a  full  line  of  these  goods,  and  quote  the  lowest 
market  rates  on  goods  of  standard  excellence.  The 
Cocheco  raw  hide  lace  leather  (one  of  their  specialties) 
being  as  famous  and  popular  a  brand  as  can  be  found  in 
the  nurket.  A  very  large  and  complete  plant  is  operated : 
the  main  building  being  four  stories  in  height  and  150  X  •W 
feet  ia  dimensions.  The  most  improved  machinery  is  used 
thronghout  the  works  and  power  is' afforded  by  a  si.vty- 
horse  engine.  Employment  is  given  to  sixty  men,  and 
some  idea  of  the  extent  of  the  business  may  be  gained 
from  the  fact  that  500  butts,  equaling  1000  sides  of  leather, 
«re  consumed  weekly  into  belting,  and  300  green  hides  per 
week  are  made  into  lace.  The  productions  are  shipped 
"throughout  the  United  States  and  hold  a  leading  position 
^wherever.tUev  have  been  introduced. 


Crawford,  ToUes  &  Co.,  Insurance,  Rooms  i:5  and  14 
National  Block,  Dover,  N.  II.— Messrs.  Crawford,  Tolles 
&  Co.,  began  operations  in  this  city  in  1886,  and  the  mag- 
nitude and  character  of  tlie  business  built  up  since  that 
comparatively  recent  date,  show  better  than  anything  el.se 
could  what  is  thought  of  the  facilities  they  offer  by  the 
properly  owners  of  Dover  and  vicinity.  The  firm  is  con- 
stituted of  Jlessrs  E.  A.  Crawford,  A.  D.  Tolles  and  E. 
A.  Leighton,  Messrs.  Crawford  ami  Leigliton  being  natives 
of  New  Hampshire,  while  Mr.  Tolles  was  born  in  Ver- 
mont. Offices  are  maintained  at  Great  Falls  and  Farming- 
ton  in  addition  to  the  one  in  this  city,  and  Mr.  Crawford 
represents  the  tirin  here  and  also  his  charge  of  the  Farm- 
ington  agency.  No  concern  in  New  Hampshire  is  better 
prepared  to  place  large  lines  of  insurance  on  desirable 
risks  8t  short  notice,  and  the  smallest  commissions 
will  be  promptly  and  faithfully  executed,  and  no 
pains  spared  to  mak*;  the  service  reliable  and  satis- 
factory in  every  respect.  Insurance  is  placed  on  the  most 
favorable  terms  and  some  idea  of  the  facilities  oficred  may 
be  gained  from  the  following  list  of  companies  represented: 
New  ITftmpshire  Department. — ,Etna  Insurance  Company, 
of  Hartford,  Conn.,  in  (ireat  Falls  and  Farraington; 
Anglo  Nevada  Insurance  Company,  of  (California  ;  Insur- 
rance  Company  of  North  America,  of  Philadelphia.  Pa.; 
Liverpool  and  London  and  Globe  Insurance  Company, 
of  England  ;  London  &  Lancashire  Insurance  (Company, 
of  England  :  National  Insurance  Company,  of  Hartford, 
Conn.;  Sun  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  England; 
Springfield  Fire  and  Marine  Insurance  Company  of 
Springfield.  Mass  ;  Fitchburg  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany of  Fitchburg,  Mass. ;  Peoples'  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany of  Manchester,  N.  H.;  Granite  State  Fire  Insurance 
Company  of  Portsmouth,  N.  II.;  Portsmouth  Fire  Asso- 
ciation of  Portsmouth.  N.  II.;  Capital  Fire  Insurance 
Company  of  Concord.  X.  H. ;  Underwriter's  Fire  Associa- 
tion of  (Concord,  N.  H. ;  also  eight  New  Hampshire  mutu- 
als.  ifitine  Department.  —  Uoyal  Fire  insurance  Company 
of  England  ;  Queen  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Ensland  ; 
Pennsvlvania  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.;  Union  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  California  ;  Trav- 
eller's Accident  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  (^onn. ; 
State  Agents  for  New  Hampshire  of  the  Mutual  Benefit 
Life  Insurance  Company  of  N'uwark,  New  Jersey. 


30 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  DOVER 


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Charles  E.  Hodsdon,  Uiaraonds,  Jewelry,  and  Rich 
Fancy  Goods.  Repairing  and  Engraving  sliillfiilly  done, 
444  Central  Avenue,  Dover,  N.  H. — The  stock  carried  by 
Charles  E.  Hodsdon  is  worthy  the  careful  inspection  of  all 
who  contemplate  the  purchase  of  anything  in  the  line  of 
diamonds,  jewelry,  and  rich  fancy  goods,  for  the  assort- 
ment shown  is  unusually  complete  in  every  department, 
and  what  is  more,  the  prices  quoted  are  remarkably  low, 
considering  the  quality  of  the  goods.  Mr.  Hodsdon  was 
born  in  Dover,  and  is  well  known  throughout  the  city. 
The  premises  occupied  are  located  at  No.  444  Central 
Avenue,  and  is  shared  with  Mr.  Cash,  dealer  in  boots  and 
shoes.  Some  very  beautiful  designs  in  jewelry  and  fancy 
goods,  are  olTered  to  select  from,  and  the  most  fastidious 
cannot  fail  to  find  articles  to  please  them  at  this  establish- 
ment, for  not  only  a  full  line  of  staple  goods  is  carried, 
but  also  many  of  the  latest  and  most  fashionable  novelties 
in  jewelry,  watches,  clocks,  etc.  While  especial  attention 
is  paid  to  the  quality  of  the  optical  goods  dealt  in,  eye 
glasses  and  spectacles  suited  to  all  defects  of  vision  being 
always  on  hand.  The  proprietor  has  with  him  Mr.  Geo. 
R.  Hodsdon,  a  practical  optician  and  graduate  from  Dr. 
Bucklin's  School  of  Optics,  N.  Y.  Five  competent 
assistants  are  employed,  and  particular  care  is  taken  to 
make  no  representations  that  are  not  fully  justified  bj'  the 
facts,  and  hence  the  most  inexperienced  buyer  may  "trade 
here  with  the  assurance  of  obtaining  just  what  he  pays 
for.  Special  attention  is  given  to  repairing  and  engraving, 
and  tliose  wiiO  have  valuable  articles  that  need  cleaning  or 
repairing,  will  find  Mr.  Hodsdon  prepared  to  (lo  the  work 
in  a  skillful  as  well  as  perfectly  satisfactory  manner. 


E.  Morrill  Furniture  Co.,  dealers  in  Furniture,  Car- 
pets, I'.i-ddiiig.  Draperies,  Curtains,  and  Fpholstery  Goods. 
American  Hall  Building  and  95  Washington  .Street,  Dover, 
N.  n. — The  enterprise  now  conducted  by  the  E.  Morrill 
Furniture  (,'o.,  was  established  about  forty  years  ago  by 
Mr.  Edward  Morrill,  the  present  company  being  organ- 
ized in  1889.  It  is  composed  of  Messrs  Henry  J.  Grimes 
and  Mr.  Charles  E.  Cate,  these  gentlemen  are  natives  of 
Dover,  and  both  are  too  well  known  in  llie  vicinity  to 
render  extended  personal  mention  necessary.  This  com- 
pany occupy  premises  consisting  of  a  furniture  store  in- 
cluding three  floors  at  No  95  Washington  street,  also  a 
factory  about  7,000  stpiare  feet  in  dimensions,  located  in 
the  American  Hall  Building.  Accuracy  and  economy  are 
combined  in  the  various  processes  of  production,  and 
explains  in  a  great  measure  the  ability  of  the  company  to 
supply  thoroughly  first  class  goods  at  bottom  prices.     Em- 


ployment is  given  lo  thoroughly  competent  assistants  in> 
both  establishments,  the  companj'  doing  one  of  the  largest, 
business  in  furniture  transacted  in  New  Hampshire.  The 
heaviest  orders  can  generally  be  filled  at  very  short  notice, 
and  it  is  worthy  of  note  that  durability  as  well  as  appear- 
ance is  provided  for  in  the  construction  of  all  work, 
done  at  the  factory,  the  stock  being  carefully  selected  and 
every  detail  of  the  work  is  executed  under  intelligent 
supervision.  The  legitimate  result  of  such  methods,  is  to 
be  seen  in  the  large  and  increasing  demand  for  the  com- 
pany's goods.  The  stock  dealt  iu  comprises  furniture, 
carpets,  bedding,  draperies,  curtains,  and  upholstery  goods, 
and  the  public  will  find  that  no  more  popular  and  desirable 
goods  call  be  obtained  than  those  offered  by  this  enterpris- 
ing company. 

A.  T.  Ramsdell,  Architect,  450  Central  Avenue,. 
National  Block,  Dover,  N.  H. — There  are  many  advan- 
tages gained  by  obtaining  the  services  of  a  competent 
architect,  and  in  the  large  majoritj'  of  instances  it  is  much 
cheaper  to  employ  such  aid  than  to  try  to  get  along  with- 
out it.  This  is  true,  whether  a  dwelling  house,  a  factorj^ 
or  a  warehouse  is  to  be  btiilt,  and  in  a  somewhat  extendecL 
experience  we  have  yet  to  see  the  man  who  regretted 
employing  a  skillful  architect,  while  we  can  recall  many 
cases  where  an  opposite  course  was  bitterly  regretted,  we 
lake  pleasure  in  calling  attention  to  the  facilities  offeredi 
by  Mr.  A.  T.  Ramsdell,  for  he  is  thoroughly  well  equipped 
to  practice  his  profession  and  is  very  carefuJ  in  his  meth- 
ods and  regardful  of  the  best  interests  of  his  clients.  He- 
is  a  native  of  York,  Jlaine,  and  began  operations  in  Dover 
in  1889.  His  ofiice  is  located  at  No.  450  Central  avenue, 
in  National  Block,  and  all  communications  to  that  address- 
are  assured  prompt  and  painstaking  attention.  Plans  and 
specifications  will  be  drawn  up  at  very  short  notice,  and 
particular  attention  is  given  to  putting  the  ideas  of  patrons- 
as  to  construction,  arrangement,  etc.,  into  practical  and 
convenient  form.  The  work  of  building  will  be  personally 
supervised  if  desired,  and  the  contractors  kept  strictly  up 
to  their  agreements  as  regards  nuiterial,  workmanship,  etc. 

Richard  A.  Drew,  Carriage  Making  and  Repairing,. 
Broadway,  Dover,  N.  II. — People  have  been  so  often  told 
that  a  thoroughly  built  vehicle  was  the  cheapest  as  well  as 
the  best,  and  that  it  is  always  advisable  to  place  orders  for 
anything  of  this  kind  with  a  thoroughly  reliable  concern, 
that  it  would  seem  entirely  uncalled  for  to  repeat  sucb 
advice  were  it  not  for  the  fact  that  the  sale  of  cheap  and 
worthless  wagons  and  carriages  is  steadily  increasing.  If 
these  vehicles  gave  satisfaction,  or  anything  approaching 


IIISTOUICAL  SKETCH  OF  OlitCAT  FALLS. 


37 


jSatisfaclion,  we  wouUl  have  nothing  lo  guy  against  them, 
Out  the  fact  is  tliey  are  made  merely  to  sell,  and  are  not 
only  the  most  expensive  hiil  idso  llie  most  dangerous  to 
use  ill  the  ions;  run.  Compare  them  with  the  carriages 
Ihat  arc  made  by  Mr.  Kiehard  A.  Drew,  and  the  ditTerence 
is  plain  even  to  one  who  has  not  had  much  experience  in 
the  selection  of  such  articles,  and  the  lonfjcr  Ilie  vehicles 
are  put  to  practical  use  the  greater  will  be  the  ilitterence  in 
their  appearance.  Jlr.  Drew  is  a  native  ol  IJarrrngton,  N. 
H.,  and  lias  carried  on  his  present  husinesa  in  Dover  since 
1889.  Tiie  premises  occupied  are  located  on  Mroadsvay 
and  are  of  llie  dimensions  of  ;iO  X  4<l  feel,  they  are  tiltiMl 
up  with  improved  tools  ami  other  facililies  to  enable  tirst 
-class  work  to  be  done  ai  short  notice  as  well  as  at  moder- 
-ate  rates.  Mr.  Drew  is  in  a  jiosition  to  guarantee  entire 
■satisfaction  to  customers.  Carriage  making  and  repairing 
-of  all  kinds  will  be  done  in  a  careful  and  durable  manner 
«t  very  reasonable  prices. 


O.  L.  Churbuck,  Exchange  Market,  Meat,  Fish  and 
"Vegetables,  Canned  Goods,  etc.,  No.  6  Tliird  Street,  near 
iFranklin  Square,  Dover,  N.  11. — The  trade  in  meat,  fish 


and  vegetables  has  long    been  one  of   Dover's  leading 

sources  of  wealth,  and  the  establishments  devoted  to  thiii 
line  of  business  here  located  will  compare  favorablj'  as 
regards  resources  and  general  standing  with  any  in  the 
Slate.  Some  of  them  have  of  course  special  claims  upon 
the  favor  of  the  public,  and  thai  carried  on  by  Mr.  Orlando 
Ij.  Churbuck  is  of  particular  interest  from  the  fact  that  it 
is  one  of  the  most  ably  managed  in  the  city.  This  estab- 
lishment was  originally  founded  by  Mr.  K.  S.  Trask,  who 
was  succeeded  in  IHHCt  by  Messrs.  Seavey  &  Haudall.  and 
they  in  1SS^J,  by  the  present  proprietor.  Mr.  Churbuck 
was  born  in  this  city  and  it  is  unnecessary  to  adil,  needs 
no  introduction  to  our  Dover  readers.  The  premises 
occupied  are  located  at  No.  0  Third  street,  and  known  as 
the  Exchange  Market.  It  is  about  800  square  feet  in 
dimensions.  A.  very  large  stock  is  constantly  carried,  Mr. 
Cliurbuck  being  an  extensive  retail  dealer  in  fresh  and  salt 
meats  of  all  kinds;  also  fresh  and  shell  fish,  vegetables, 
canned  goods,  etc.  Employment  is  given  to  four  compe- 
tent assistants  and  the  business  is  so  thoroughly  systema- 
tized that  every  order  is  assured  immediate  and  careful 
attention.  Mr.  Churbuck  keeps  three  teams  constantly 
employed  in  delivering  goods. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH   OF  GREAT  FALLS. 


The  village  of  Great  Falls  is  located  in  the  town  of  Somersvvorth,  which  was  originally  a  part  of 
Dover,  but  was  set  off  and  incorporated  as  a  separate  parish  by  an  act  passed  December  19,  1729. 

The  first  settlement  in  the  territory  comprised  within  the  original  town  was  made  about  200  years 
-«go,  in  1G30,  or  perhaps  a  year  or  so  earlier,  and  about  1634  a  saw  mill  and  a  "  stamping  mill  for 
•«orne "  (as  it  is  described  in  the  early  records)  were  built  at  Salem  Falls  in  the  present  town  of 
RoUinsford,  which  is  made  up  of  territory  set  apart  from  Soraersworth  in  1849.  The  first  settlement 
•within  the  present  limits  of  the  town  was  made  about  1670,  near  Hussey's  Pond,  so  it  will  be  seen  that 
the  section  afterward  incorporated  as  Kollinsford  had  a  start  of  about  forty  years  over  the  northern 
section  ;  and  for  many  years  the  "  meeting  house,"  the  "  training  lot,"  and  the  centre  of  business  of 
the  parish  and  town  of  Somersworth  were  located  close  by  what  is  now  RoUinsford  Junction. 

The  original  township  of  Dover  comprised  so  large  a  territory  that  the  residents  of  the  more 
remote  portions  found  themselves  greatly  inconvenienced,  and  in  1729  the  inhabitants  of  the  north- 
eastern section  asked  to  be  set  off  as  a  separate  parish,  for  reasons  clearly  presented  in  the  following 
petition  : 

"  The  petition  of  the  subscribers  inhabitants  of  the  North  East  part  of  the  town  of  Dover, 
humbly  shetreth — That  the  dwelling  places  of  yo'  petitioners  are  at  a  great  distance  from  the  houses 

-of  the  public  worship  of  God  in  the  town  of  Dover  where  your  petitioners  live  by  which  their  attend- 
ance thereon  is  rendered  very  difficult  more  especially  to  the  women  and  children  of  their  families  and 
that  in  the  winter  season  and  in  stormy  weather,  So  yt  they  cannot  pay  that  Honour  and  Worship  to 

•<Tod  in  publick  as  it  is  their  heart's  desire  they  could,  therefore  for  the  advancing  the  interest  of 
Religion  and  for  the  Accommodation  of  yo'  Petitioners  it  is  humbly  prayed  by  them  that  your 
Kxcellency  and  the  Honourable  Assembly  will  please  to  sett  them  off  as  a  Parrish  for  the  maintaining 

flthe  public  worship  of  God  amongst  themselves  and  that  they  be  dismiss'd  from  the  Town  of  Dover  a^ 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  GREAT  FALLS. 


3S 

to  the  supporting  of  the  Settled  Minister  there,  And  that  the  Bounds  of  that  their  Parish  may  begFni.  , 
at   tlic  Gulfs  a   place  so  called   at  Cocheco   river,  and  from   thence  to  run   to  Varney's   Hill   and  frona-, 
thence  the  Town  bounds  on  a  North  West  point  of  the  Compass  &  Your  Petitioners  shall  ever  pray- 
as  in  duty  bound,"  etc. 

The  petition  was  read  in  the  house  of  representatives,  April  25,  1729,  but  action  was  de)ayed  ont- 
various  accounts  so  that  it  was  not  until  December  19,  1729,  that  the  parish  was  incorporated. 

The  first  minister  was  the  Reverend  James  Pike,  who  had  began  preaching  in  this  part  of  Dovei^ 
in  the  latter  part  of  1727  and  was  regularly  ordained  in  1730.  He  lived  to  a  ripe  old  age  arvd  was  the- 
"  guide,  consoler  and  friend  "  of  the  people  of  Somersworth  for  more  than  sixty  years,  his  last  sermoite 
being  delivered  in   1790.     Mr.   Pike  was  a  very  powerful  man,  a  fact  which  was  of   much  service  tc» 


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:^i^^ 


Hiim's-EYK  View  ok  Gkkat  Falls. 

[Fr4)m  HiRli  School   Building.] 

him  in  the  settlement  of  disputes.  It  is  said  that  he  and  another  minister  in  the  course  of  a  walk: 
happened  upon  two  men  who  were  fighting.  The  combat  was  brought  to  an  abrupt  end  by  a  sum- 
mary separation  of  the  fighters,  each  minister  taking  one  bodily  upon  his  shoulders  and  walking  off" 
■with  hinj.  Mr.  Pike  made  every  one  in  his  large  parish  his  personal  friend,  and  meagre  as  his  salary 
■was  he  refused  to  accept  any  of  it  during  the  hardest  period  of  the  Revolution.  About  all  the  legal: 
documents  of  the  parish  and  town  relating  to  that  time  were  written  by  him. 

The  parish  became  a  town  April  29,  1754,  and  by  the  setting  apart  of  Rollinsford,  July  3,  1849,. 
the  township  was  reduced  to  its  present  size. 

Somersworth  was  a  prosperous  and  quite  largely  populated  town  when  the  Revolution  broke  out^: , 
although  the  number  of  inhabitants  had  diminished  somewhat  during  the  preceding  decade,  thes,  ^ 
population  being  1044  in  1767  and  but  965  in  1775. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  OlifCAT  FALLS. 


39 


A  meeting  was  held  Friday,  April  21,  1775,  at  whicli  it  was  "  voted  that  twenty  men  immedi- 
ately march  from  town  to  meet  the  enemy,  and  those  who  shall  go  shall  have  wages."  Liberal  boun- 
ties were  voted  from  time  to  time  and  more  than  fifty  men  were  furnished  before  the  war  was  over. 

In  1783  the  total  population  was  but  k88,  eighteen  of  that  number  being  negroes. 

There  were  285  buildings  in  town, — 126  dwelling  houses  and  159  barns.  The  people  were  very 
poor,  and  the  unsettled  condition  o.f  affairs  following  the  Revolution  prevented  much  progress  from 
being  in;ule,  so  nothing  of  special  note  occurred  until  1820,  when  Isaac  Wendell  came  from  Dover, 
purchased  the  privileges  at  the  Oreat  Falls,  together  with  a  large  area  of  land  adjoining  the  privileges 
on  both  sides  of  the  Salmon  Falls  River  ;  his  idea  being  to  establish  thcTnanufacture  of  cotton  goods. 
This  scheme  was  destined  to  revolutionize  the  quiet  old  town  and  to  give  birth  to  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  and  prosperous  villages  in  New  England. 

A  saw-mill  and  grist-mill  had  been  built  at  this  point  in  1750,  by  Andrew  Horn,  who  bought  all 
the  land  in  the  vicinity,  and  the  name  of  "  the  Great  Falls  "  had  been  given  to  this  part  of  the  stream 
years  before  because  the  largest  fall  on  the  Salmon  Falls  River  is  here  located,  the  water  dashing  from 
ledge  to  ledge  down  a  distance  of  a  hundred  feet  or  more. 

Mr.  AVendell  erected  a  wooden  building  for  a  cotton  factory,  carding  houses,  work  shops  for  the 


Iluiii  Street,  Great  Falls. 


huilding  of  cotton  machinery,  and  a  store;  this  property  being  purchased  in  182.T  by  the  Great  Falls 
Manufacturing  Company,  which  had  been  incorporated  June  1 1th  of  that  year  with  a  chartered  capital 
of  $500,000.  The  corporation  held  its  first  meeting  at  Dover,  July  10,  1823,  Abraham  Wendell  being 
elected  president,  and  Jacob  Wendell  treasurer. 

A  contract  was  made  with  Isaac  Wendell  to  furnish  by  the  following  January  1,280  cotton 
spindles,  with  all  other  machinery  essential  to  the  production  of  cotton  goods,  at  $25  per  spindle, 
Wendell  to  receive  for  this  contract  and  for  the  property  previously  described  the  sum  of  176,224.18. 
He  was  also  made  resident  agent  of  the  corporation.  At  this  time  there  were  but  two  dwelling  houses 
on  the  site  of  the  present  village. 

In  1824  a  second  cotton  factory  of  4000  spindles  was  built,  and  in  1825  a  woolen  mill,  having  a. 
capacity  for  producing  200  yards  of  fine  broadcloth  daily  was  erected.  Another  building  was 
utilized  for  carpet  weaving  and  as  a  woolen  picker  and  dyeing  house.  In  1826  the  charter  was  so 
amended  as  to  authorize  a  capital  of  *  1,000,000,  and  in  1827  it  was  again  amended,  the  authorized 
capital  becoming  81,500,000  at  which  amount  it  still  remains.     The  company  made  every  effort   to 


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UISTOJiJCAL  SKETCH  OF  OJiEAT  FALLS. 


establish  woolen  manufactiuing  on  a  paying  basis  ;  expensive  experiments  being  carried  out  and 
goods  being  produced  that  compared  favorably  in  texture,  color  and  finish  with  the  finest  fabrics  then 
imported  ;  but  the  business  was  found  to  be  unprofitable  and  was  gradually  discontinued,  the  manu- 
facture of  carpets  being  given  up  in  1833,  and  in  January  of  the  following  year  the  directors  were 
empowered  to  stop  the  production  of  all  woolen  goods.  All  the  stock  and  machinery  were  sold  by 
July,  18:!o,  and  cotton  machinery  was  substituted. 

The  work  of  improving  the  water  power,  adding  machinery  and  otherwise  developing  the  under- 
taking went  steadily  on  and  by  1850  the  company  had  seven  mills,  83,120  spindles,  and  2120  looms. 
Steam  power  was  first  utilized  in  1849,  when  a  180-horse  engine  was  put  into  operation. 

A  reservoir  for  water  for  fire  purposes  and  ordinary  uses  in  the  mills  was  built  on  Prospect  Hill, 
at  a  cost  of  §100,000,  in  1804;  and  water  pipes  have  since  been  laid  through  all  the  chief  streets  in 
the  village,  the  service  being  very  eflScient  for  the  extinguishing  of  fires  as  the  water  has  a  "  head  "  of 
some  130  feet. 


Grkat  Falls  and  Dam  From  Uekwick  Side. 


Between  1866  and  1869  some  $700,000  were  expended  in  adding  new  buildings,  substituting- 
turbine  for  breast -wheels,  and  in  otherwise  improving  the  plant,  and  in  1872  a  new  stone  dam  was 
built  in  place  of  the  old  wooden  one  on  the  upper  level,  and  the  Milton  Three  Ponds  dam  was 
raised  two  feet.  The  whole  amount  expended  for  this  and  other  work  from  1870  to  1874  exceeded 
$900,000.  The  mills  have  been  consolidated  from  time  to  time,  and  a  striking  illustration  of  the 
extent  to  which  this  has  been  carried  out  is  afforded  by  the  fact  that  only  three  mills  are  now 
operated  as  compared  with  seven  mills  in  1859,  but  these  three  mills  contain  nearly  115,000  spindles 
and  nearly  3000  looms,  while  the  seven  mills  contained  but  83,120  spindles  and  2120  looms. 

Employment  is  given  to  from  1800  to  2200  ojjeratives,  and  between  twenty  and  thirty  million 
yards  of  shirtings  and  sheetings  are  produced  annually. 

The  company  control  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  valuable  water  privileges  in  New  Hampshire, 
it  being  estimated  that  there  is  about  4,000  horse-power  on  the  three  levels  at  Great  Falls.  A  large 
:inio\mt  of   steam-power  is  also  available,  so  the  mills  can   be  rub   to  excellent  advantage  under  all 


inS'lOmCAL  SKETCH  OF  GREAT  FALLS. 


41 


oircumstanees.  George  P.  Gardner  is  president  of  llie  corporiilion,  J.  Howard  Nichols  is  treasurer, 
and  Charles  II.  Pliinimer,  ai^ent.     Tlie  selling  agents  are  Minol,  Iloo])er  &,  Co.,  of  Boston. 

The  Somerswortli  Machine  Company  is  another  corporation  which  lias  done  much  to  Intild  up  the 
town  during  the  past  forty  years.  It  was  incorporated  in  1848  but  did  not  begin  business  until  1851, 
when  the  manufacture  of  the  once-famons  "  White  Mountain  "  wood  stove  was  begun  at  Salmon  Falls. 
Tills  stove  was  for  a  long  time  the  best  and  most  popular  in  the  market,  and  even  now  a  demand 
-exists  for  it.  The  company  still  manufacture  stoves  and  ranges  of  all  kinds,  together  with  furnaces, 
«inks  and  hollow  ware  at  Salmon  Falls  ;  and  at  Great  Falls  and  Dover  they  manufacture  pulleys, 
-shafting  and  hangers,  and  iron  castings  of  all  descriptions;  employment  being  given  to  sixty  men  at 
the  Great  Falls  works.     O.  S.  Brown  is  president  of  this  corporation  and  E.  II.  Gilman  is  treasurer. 

The  Great  Falls  Woolen  Company  was  organized  in  lSG2and  its  mills  were  completed  in  1863. 
They  are  located  at  Woodvale,  about  a  mile-and-a-half  from  Great  Falls  village,  and  are  very  finely 
fitted  up  for  the  manufacture  of  fancy  cassinieres  and  other  woolens.  Em])loyment  is  given  to  from 
"JS  to  100  assistants,  ami  the  total  value  of  the  annual  product  approximates  $300,000. 


View  of  Dam  From  Grkat  Falls  Side. 

The  Great  Falls  Gas  Company  originated  with  the  Great  Falls  JIanufacturing  Company  and  is 
said  to  have  been  the  first  gas  company  incorporated  in  New  Hampshire,  the  necessary  act  having 
been  passed  June  29,  1S50.     The  service  is  reliable  and  efficient  and  is  very  generally  utilized. 

The  manufacture  of  boots  and  shoes  seems  destined  to  become  a  very  important  local  industry 
and  even  now  is  extensively  carried  on  here,  a  single  firm,  that  of  C.  D.  Packer  &  Sons,  employing 
400  hands  and  producing  from  2300  to  2500.  pairs  daily.  This  enterprise  was  not  inaugurated  until 
1885  and  its  immediate  and  decided  success  affords  significant  indication  of  the  advantages  of  the 
village  as  a  manufacturing  centre. 

Tannino-  is  also  largely  carried  on  here  and  so  are  wood-working  and  stone-working,  there  being 
extensive  and  valuable  granite  deposits  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  village. 

The  banking  facilities  are  excellent,  being  furnished  by  the  Great  Falls  National  Bank  and  the 
Somersworlh  Savings  Bank. 


42  niSTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  OREAT  FALLS. 

The  former  was  incorporated  as  a  State  bank  in  1S4G  and  reorganized  under  the  national  banking: 
laws  in  1865.  It  has  a  capital  and  surplus  exceeding  i!i200,000,  and  the  bank  building  is  equipped  witlk 
burglar-proof  vault,  safe  and  locks,  costing  more  than  ten  thousand  dollars. 

The  Somereworth  Savings  Bank  was  incorporated  in  1845  and  has  been  and  is  of  great  benefit  to- 
the  village  and  town.  It  is  very  ably  managed  and  its  affairs  are  in  a  most  prosperous  condition,  the 
total  surplus  profits  amounting  to  §102,532. i2.3  January  1,  1890,  the  increase  for  the  year  being 
$7,272.84. 

As  a  trade  centre  Great  Falls  has  a  more  than  local  reputation,  for  the  stores  of  the  village  are 
numerous,  commodious,  varied  in  kind  and  excellent  in  character.  The  magnitude  of  the  trade 
enjoyed  and  the  excellence  of  the  railway  facilities  enabling  local  merchants  to  buy  cheap  and  sell 
cheap, — a  fact  very  generally  appreciated  by  the  residents  of  adjoining  sections  as  well  as  of  this- 
town.  The  stocks  carried  are  large,  varied  and  very  carefully  and  skillfully  chosen,  and  it  is  but 
simple  justice  to  say  that  the  merchants  of  Great  Falls  as  a  whole  have  a  thoroughly  well-deserved 
reputation  for  practicing  strictly  legitimate  methods  and  selling  goods  on  their  true  merits,  the 
natural  result  being  that  their  trade  is  established  on  a  sound  and  permanent  basis. 

Few  villages  offer  more  varied  attractions  as  a  place  of  residence  ;  the  magnitude  and  diversity  of 
the  local  industries  affording  exceptional  opportunities  for  obtaining  congenial  and  remunerative 
employment,  and  the  cost  of  living  being  low  both  as  regards  rents  and  the  prices  of  clothing  and 
food  products. 

The  climate  is  healthful  and  agreeable,  and  the  surface  of  the  country  round  about  is  so  diversi- 
fied as  to  make  the  scenery  notable  for  its  beauty  even  when  compared  with  that  of  other  New 
Hampshire  towns. 

The  school  system  is  well-considered  and  efficiently  conducted  so  that  ample  opportunity  is  given: 
for  the  obtaining  of  a  good  common  school  education,  and  there  is  an  excellent  library  in  town,  known- 
as  the  Manufacturers  and  Village  Library,  and  containing  some  nine  thousand  volumes.  It  was 
organized  in  1841  and  during  its  nearly  half-century  of  existence  has  been  of  very  great  benefit  to  the 
community. 

Several  of  the  more  prominent  religious  bodies  have  large  and  prosperous  church  societies  in 
Great  Falls,  and  take  it  all  in  all  the  village  lacks  nothing  to  make  it  a  fine  example  of  a  typical  New 
England  manufacturing  community. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  GREAT  FAELS. 


Somersworth  Savings  Bank,  Great  Falls,  N.H.— It  is  ob-  President. 

vioin  ihul  knowledge  of  a  perfectly  secure  and  reasonably  ISAAC   CHANDLER. 

remuuerative  means  of  inveslnient  is  of  great  aid  to  one 

desirous  of  saving  money,  for  when  a  safe  and  profitable  Vice-Pretidentn. 

place  of  deposit  lor  small  sums  is  known  to  one  he  is  EDWARD  HARGRAVES,        J.  A.  STICKNEY:. 

encouraged  to  go  ahead  and  put  by  every  dollar  of  his  Seeretnru  and  Treamrer 

surplus  earnings,  first,  because  •'money  makes  money,"  Hecietmy  aiM  ireamrer. 

and  a  snug  sum   will  soon   accumulate  with   the  aid  of  ALBERT  A.   PERKINS. 

interest,  and  second,   because  every  man  worthy  of   the  TVustees. 

name  wants  to  secure  his  dependents  and  himself  against  to.  a/-,  /^it  »  n.iiAr  t-'d  ^;-r^i^r»I)I^  ii  K-nr^n  kwb 

being  dependent  upon  charity  in  case  of  sickness  or  other  ^^^'^^o-^,  VH'^t^'^'  n^^l.'i?-  HARGRAVES. 

trouble.     Tlierefore  the  Somersworth   Savings  Hank  has  ,rr/X\i  a  c  VT  r  »  Mpanv      w    r'  T-rr  pfn-innK- 

unquestionably  been  the  means  of  causing  many  thousands  ,4™'lJ^o^  rFrvoNti-  '     c  ,  vVir^i     »     ct-  J  vpv 

of  dollars  to  be  saved  during  the  forl>'five  years  of  its  '"^SSE  R.  IIORNE,  SAMUEL  A.  SLAVEY. 

existence,  for  it  has  always  stood  high  in  the  confidence  of  

the  pidjlic  and  that  confidence  has  never  been  abused,  but.  The  Great  Falls  National   Bank,   corner   Market  and' 

on   the   contrary,   been   more   fully  deserved   wiili   every  Prospect  Streets,  Great  Falls,  X.  II. — The  banking  (acil- 

succeeding  year.     At  the  present  time  there  is  more  than  ities  of  Great  Falls  are  at  least  equal  to  those  of  any  com- 

one  million  dollars  on  deposit  in  this  institution,  and  the  munity  of  no  greater  size    in   the   State,  and   indeed  it  i8- 

surplus  over  all  liabilities  is  such  as  to  prove  very  conserva-  ]>robable  that  they  exceed   those  available  in  the  majority 

five  management  and  to  indicate  tliat  no  safer  place  of  of  villages  of  similar  population.     Tliere  are  reasons  for 

deposit  can  be  found  in  New  England.     This  impression  this  gratifying  condition  of  affairs  of  course,  but  it  is  not 

will   be  confirmed   by  an   examination  of   the   following  witliin  our  province  to  consider   them   liere,   our   present 

statement,  issued  April  1,  1H90  :  purpose  being  to  call  attention  to  ihe  excellence  and  com- 
prehensiveness of  the  service  offered   by  tlie  Great  Falls 

Due  depositors '. $1,041,616  64  .^'»t'"""'  ''»"''■  ^';«  "'^^f  ^^  '"'"'^  of  discount  and  deposit  in 

rsioroMtoo  fiinH  .!«  0^0  HO  town.andouc   which  has   been  of  mestimable  service  itt 

Undivided  earnings 475"o  76  »">"'g  "'  ^'"^  developn.ent  of  local  and  adjacent  resources. 

pJIt^T M^     earnmgs 1,'oX,  «„  It  was  incorporated  nearly  balf  a  cenlury  ago,  being  or- 

rremiura 'ia,<iii.\iv  ganj^cj  .,s  a  State  bank   in  1845,  and  receiving  a  national 

*1  180  'iOS  40  ('barter  twenty  years  later.     The  institution  has  ever  been 

"  '       ■'      '  ably  and  conservatively  managed,  and  as  a  natural  conse- 

T  „     „    „        ,  „,,   ,  KESOURCES.  Market  value  quence  lias  steadily  held   the  full  confidence  of  the  public. 

Loans  on  real  estate. ...    ^'posi?-^!  l^ut  conservatism  has  never   been    allowed   to   degenerate 

Loans  on  personal  security !^'n,Vno  into  stagnation,  the  management  being  progressive  as  wel» 

Loans  on  collateral  security fo'  ,  ,nno  "**  Pr"<lent.     The  banking''  rooms  are  located  at  the  corner 

state  uonas.  . o  j«i  no  of  -Market  and  Prospect  streets,  and  are  very  completely 

County   city,  town  and  district  bonds >'^M^'  ^^^  and  conveniently  fitted  up,  the  ecpiipment  including  a  bur- 

^ank  stock. M.duu.uu  |„r      ^of  vault,  safe  and  locks  costim;  more  than  $10,000. 

Railroad  bonds ^  'oli'nonfin  1°  H'is  connection  it  is  pertinent  to  note  that  Ihe  bank  wil» 

R     f ,  ,  r     fi8'4"8'"9  f«<=«'^«  a°>'    amount   of    money  and  issue  certificates  of 

Keal  estate oo'sfii  sis  ''cposit.  payable  only  to  the  order  of  the  depositor,  and  on 

^'''*" '  demand.     As  fire  proof  safes  afford  no  protection  against 

*1  180  "08  40  ""^  professional  burglars  who  infest  the  country  and  make- 

*  '       '■'     ■  Ihe  keeping  of  any  considerable  sum  in  one's  house    posi- 

That  the  progress  of  the  bank  is  "  upward  and  onward  "  lively  dangerous,    the   value   of    ibis  service  is  obvious. 

is  shown  by  the  increase  in  surplus  profits,  as  given  below :  Heposits  subject  to  check  at  sight  are  also  received,  and  m 

■'  I        1  ■=  short  a  general  banking  business  is  done  ;    checks,  dralt» 

SURPLUS  PROFITS.  and  coupons  being  cashed  and  received  on  deposit.   Drafts- 

January!    1884  *(;."(  19:14.')  on  Boston,  good  Ihrouphoul  this  country  and  Canada,  sold 

Januirv  l'  1885 •  .       68  203  61  ^^  moderate  rates.     Orders  for  Ihe  purchase  or  sale  of  all 

Tanu'irv  1    1886 74  132.28  marketable  stocks  and  bonds  in  Boston  or  New  York  mar- 

January  1    1887 76  945!87  '^"Is  executed,  etc.     C^olleclions  are  assured  prompt  atlen- 

Tflniinrv  r  1888 80  380  18  ''""■  l>lank  forms  l>einK  furnished    on   application.     Tht- 

January    '  1889 V:.'.:'.'.'.'.':.:'.'.::. '.'.'. :  -■  95;359;39  banking  hours   are   from   9  to  12  a.  m. ,  and  2  to  4  p.  m. 

Tonnarv  t'  ison  '  10''  53''  23  dally,  Willi  Ihe  exc  ption  ol  Saturday  afternoon,  when  Ibc- 

january  1,  H5JU -.     -  hank  is  closed.     The  inslilulion  has  a  capital  and  .surplus- 

These  figures  tell  their  own  story,  and  if  further  assur-  of  S20O,00O,  and  its  financial  condition  is  excellent  in  every 

ance  of  the  standing  of  the  inslituiion  be  nci-  i<i  it  may  be  respect.     The  officers  are  as  follows  :     President,  -Vlbert 

found  in  the  names  of  those  identified  with  its  manage-  A.  Perkins;   Cashier,  J.  A.   Slickney  ;    Directors,  Josepl^ 

ment   as  this  is  in  the  hands  of  men  prominent  in  financial  A.  Slirkney.  William  S   Tibbeto,  John  C.  Lolhrop,  Isaac- 

and  general  business  circles  and  widely  known  as  prudent  Chandler.  Albert  \    Perkins,  John  W.  Bates,  S.  Augul  ua. 

investors  ;  the  officers  for  the  current  year  being  as  follows:  Seavey. 


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LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  GREAT  FALLS. 


Wimpfheimer  <!.  Company,  dealers  in  Dry  and  Fancy 
Goods,  oiruer  Miiu  and  Kore  Streets.  iJieat  Falls,  N.  H — - 
It  is  now  forty  five  years  since  Mr.  A.  Wimpflieiuier 
started  tliis  liouse  as  a  dealer  in  dry  and  fancy  goods  of  all 
kinds,  lu  IsfiU  lie  was  succeeded  l)y  Winipflieinier  Bros. 
&  Co.  The  present  firm  of  Wimpfiieinier  &  Co.  assumed 
control  in  1873.  This  establishment  certainly  merits  prom* 
inent  mention  among  the  enterprising  firms  of  this  section 
as  a  representative  business  undertaking  in  this  class  of 
trade.  Energetic  men  who  believe  in  building  up  their 
trade  by  honesty  and  fair  dealing,  are  sure  to  accomplish 
their  desired  project  and  will  sooner  or  later  obtain  a  large 
and  remunerative  patronage,  which  is  not  to  be  obtained 
in  any  other  way.  It  did  not  take  long  for  this  house  to 
gain  popularity  or  custom  and  this  has  been  retained 
through  the  several  changes  of  firms  and  managements, 
and  it  stands  today  as  an  example  of  well  directed  energy 
and  application  to  t)usiness  The  ])remises  consists  of  two 
■floors,  one  '.i-lXliO  feel  in  dimensions,  the  other  24X40  feel. 
Kniploynient  is  iiiven  to  four  competent  assistants.  The 
stock  is  large  and  varied,  comprising  foreign  and  domestic 
dry  goods  in  almost  endless  vnriely.  We  heartily  recom- 
mend this  cstahli.shment  to  the  attention  of  our  readers  as 
an  excellent  one  for  those  who  wi.sh  to  supply  themselves 
■with  really  good  and  desirable  articles.  They  will  not  be 
disappointed. 


James  <&.  Sons,  Tea  and  Coffee  Store,  High  Street, 
Great  Falls,  N.  H  — The  admirably  equipped  store  known 
by  the  name  of  James  &  S  ins'  lea  aod  coffee  store,  is  in 
all  res|iecls  an  excellent  and  noteworthy  house  and  is  one 
of  the  finest  and  bfst  ordered  concerns  devoted  to  this 
important  hranch  of  commercial  activity  in  Great  Falls, 
where  patrons  may  at  all  times  feel  assured  of  receiving 
-only  first  class  goods  and  the  most  courteous  treatment. 
It  is  one  of  the  old  establishments,  having  been  conducted 
by  Mr.  Samuel  James  for  about  ten  years,  when  the  firm 
name  became  James  &  Sons  and  has  so  continued  for 
about  twent}'  years,  thus  having  been  known  to  this  vicin- 
ity for  thirty  years.  A  large  stock  is  carried  comprising 
every  thing  usually  kept  in  a  first  class  grocery.  Three 
floors  anu  basement,  each  15  X  oO  feet  in  dimensions,  are 
required  for  this  stock,  Mr.  A.  H,  James  is  well  known  as 
breeder  of  Light  Brahmas  and  Pekiu  Ducks.  lie  also 
sells  eggs  for  hati-hing  and  is  manufacturer  of  Orange 
Farm  Eirg  Food.  Mr.  Samuel  James  with  his  sons  A.  II. 
and  L.  M.  James,  who  c  institute  the  firm,  are  natives  of 
Lebanon,  Maine.  Orders  are  filled  in  the  most  careful  and 
accurate  manner.  Jlr.  A.  II.  James  also  makes  a  specialty 
of  raising  strawberrj'  plants  in  great  variety  for  market  ; 
the  demand  for  them  h  is  beco  ne  quite  extensive. 


Thomas  P.  Duffill,  The  Cash  Tailor,  Burleigh  Block, 
High  Street,  opposite  Bind  Stand,  Great  Falls,  N.  H. — 
There  is  no  question  but  that  it  "  pays"  to  be  well  dressed 
when  one's  occupation  is  such  that  "good  clothes"  can  be 
worn  without  injury,  for  appearances  go  for  a  good  deal 
in  business  as  in  social  affairs,  and,  other  things  being 
eqml,  the  well  dressed  man  will  make  a  much  more  favor- 
.able  impression,  sell  more  goods,  and  attract  a  more  desir- 
able class  of  customers  than  one  who  is  shabby  and  slouchy 
in  Ids  apparel.  This  may  seem  singular  to  some  of  our 
readers,  but  it  is  a  fact,  nevertheless,  and  one  that  many 
successful  business  men  appreciate  and  profit  by.  The 
residents  of  Great  Falls  and  vicinity  are  very  favorably 
situated  in  obtain  first  class  clothing  at  moderate  rates, 
and  no  loeil  establishment  does  more  valuable  service  in 
this  direction  than  that  conducted  by  jMr.  Thomas  P. 
Duffill,  for  he  is  an  experienced  and  skillful  merchant 
tailor,  carries  a  fine  assortment  of  imported  and  domestic 
fabrics  and  is  prepsred  to  make  garments  to  order  in 
accordance  with  the  latest  dictates  of  fashion,  the  work- 
manship, trimmings,  fit,  and  style  being  satisfactory  to 
the  most  critical.  He  was  born  in  England,  where  he 
Jearned  his  trade,  working  on  the  bench  with  his  father- 


afterwards  working  in  Xew  York  City,  and  in  Haverhill, 
Wevmouth,  and  Quincy,  Mass.  Was  altcrwards  cutter 
for  H.  Vesehoff,  one  of  Xew  Hampshire's  best  known 
tailors,  whom  he  left  in  1878  to  enter  business  in  bis  own 
name  and  (tslablished  his  present  business  in  Great  Falls 
in  1878.  He  occupies  premises  located  in  Burleigh  Block, 
on  High  street,  comprising  a  store  and  work  room  of  the 
respective  dimensions  of  20  X  40  and  18  X  SO  feet,  and 
employs  from  fifteen  to  twenty  competent  assistants — 
being  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  at  short  notice.  Mr.  Duf- 
fill's  prices  are  uniformly  moderate,  and  as  his  work  is 
strictly  first  class  we  have  no  hesitation  in  guaranteeing 
satisfaction  to  all  who  may  lake  advantage  of  the  facilities 
he  offers. 


Great  Falls  Hotel,  Henry  S.  Gray,  Proprietor  ;  oppo- 
site Boston  and  Maine  Depot,  Great  Falls,  N.  H  — It  is 
important  to  have  good  hotel  accommodations  in  any 
community,  but  particularly  so  in  such  a  place  as  Great 
Falls,  for  there  are  lew  if  any  towns  of  no  greater  popu- 
lation in  the  State  which  are  called  upon  to  entertain  so 
many  non  residents  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  Great 
Falls  is  not  only  an  important  manufacturing  and  mercan- 
tile centre,  but  also  a  very  popular  summer  resort,  and 
when  we  come  to  sum  up  the  number  who  visit  here  on 
business  or  pleasure  trips  in  the  course  of  a  year  the  result 
is  surprising.  The  Great  Falls  Hotel  average  a  very  large 
amount  of  arrivals  per  annum,  and  the  prospects  are 
that  this  average  will  be  materially  increased  in  the  near 
future,  for  not  only  are  more  being  attracted  to  Great 
Falls  every  year  but  a  larger  proportion  are  putting  up  at 
this  house,  which,  under  its  present  management  ranks 
with  the  most  popular  in  this  vicinity.  Mr.  Henry  S.  Gray, 
the  proprietor,  is  a  native  of  New  Durham,  N.  H.,  and 
has  had  charge  of  the  Great  Falls  Hotel  since  1882,  the 
house  having  been  orignally  established  over  sixty  years 
ago.  He  makes  no  extravagant  announcements  and  does 
not  profess  to  give  two  dollars  worth  of  accommodation 
for  ever}'  dollar  paid,  but  he  does  take  pains  to  see  that 
each  pitron  gets  full  value  for  his  money  and  he  spares  no 
effort  to  keep  his  hotel  in  first-class  condition  throughout, 
and  to  promote  the  comfort  of  his  guests  in  all  possible 
ways.  Tiie  beds  are  comfortable,  the  bill  of  fare  varied 
and  abundant  and  the  service  prompt  and  efficient,  so  the 
popularity  of  the  Great  Falls  Hotel  is  not  at  all  difficult  to 
account  for.  The  hotel  contains  fifty  guest  rooms,  and 
the  dining  room  has  a  seating  capacity  for  a  very  large 
number.  The  house  is  centrally  and  conveniently  located 
o|)iiosite  the  Boston  and  Maine  depot,  it  is  heated  by  steam 
and  lighted  by  electricity,  and  offers  luany  solid  advan- 
tages to  both  commercial  travelers  and  pleasure  tourists. 


LBADINQ  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  GREAT  FALLS. 


AS- 


T.  O.  Ham,  Dniggist,  No.  3  Fore  Street,  Great  Falls, 
N.  H. — The  Ijusiiiess  comlucled  by  Mr.  F.  C.  Ilam  bas 
held  it8  present  position  for  so  long  a  lime  that  it  is  safe  to 
say  no  one  at  all  lainiiiar  with  Great  Falls  can  be  unac- 
quainted with  it.  Tliis  business  wa.s  started  several  years 
ago  by  Mr.  F.  C.  Ilam,  and  in  18k:J  Mr.  Cbas.  E.  Cater 
entered  tlie  employ  of  the  proprietor  and  in  1888  became 
manager.  There  is  probably  no  other  branch  of  tra<lc 
known  lo  commerce  in  which  so  gnat  a  rcs|)onsil)ility  is 
incurred  as  there  is  in  that  carried  on  by  the  diuiigisl. 
Dealing  as  he  does  in  drugs  and  chcmicars  unfiimiliar  to 
the  general  public,  many  of  which  agents  are  deadly  in 
their  effects  when  used  in  ceitain  quantilics,  or  when  com- 
bined improperly  with  oiher  materials,  he  must  rely  abso- 
lutely and  entirely  on  the  knowledge,  care  and  skill  of 
himself  and  employees  for  the  assurance,  that  by  no  fault 
of  his,  or  thos<'  for  whom  he  is  morally,  if  not  legally 
responsible,  shall  the  life,  or  even  the  comfort,  of  the  hun- 
dreds whom  he  daily  serves,  be  endangered.  This  store 
managed  by  Jlr,  Cater  is  an  example  of  what  a  prescrip- 
tion pharmacist's  should  be.  The  preiuises  are  20  X  40 
feet  in  dimensions,  and  contain  a  valuable  slock  of  drugs 
and  chemicals.  He  has  also  a  good  assortment  of  toilet 
articles  and  fancy  goods  such  as  are  generally  to  be  found 
in  a  first  cla.ss  store  of  Ibis  kind.  Customers  are  served 
promptly  and  carefully.  ]Mr.  F.  C.  Ham  is  a  resident  of 
South  Berwick,  Me.,  and  is  worthy  the  confidence  of  the 
public  whom  he  so  faithfully  serves. 


Thomas  Morgan,  Groceries,  South  Street,  Great  Falls, 

K.  H. — One  who  has  had  a  long  and  variid  e.xperietce  in 
the  grocery  business  in  Great  Falls  oujilii  lo  be  well  quali- 
fied to  cater  to  the  demands  of  local  trade,  and  the  popu- 
larity of  the  eslablishmeot  conducted  bj'  Sir.  Thomas 
Morgan  affords  convincing  evidence  that  the  experience  of 
its  proprietor  has  not  been  thrown  away,  and  also  shows 
that  the  residents  of  Great  Falls  and  vicinity  are  jironipt 
to  recognize  efficient  and  reliable  service.  Mr.  Morgan 
founded  his  present  enterprise  in  1889,  and  is  so  well 
known  throughout  this  section  as  to  make  extended  per- 
sonal mention  entirely  unufcessary.  He  gives  very  close 
supervision  to  every  detail  of  the  business,  is  where  bus 
iness  expenses  are  very  low  and  customers  are  accorded 
the  benefit,  and  as  only  thoroughly  competent  assistants 
are  employed,  orders  can  be  promptly  and  accurately  filled 
at  all  times  in  spite  of  the  magnitude  of  the  trade. 
Spacious  premises  are  occupied  on  South  street,  and  a 
very  heavj'  stock  of  staple  and  fancy  groceries,  teas,  cof- 
fees and  spices,  etc.,  is  always  on  hand  to  choose  from  ; 
the  goods  being  especially  selected  for  family  trade  and 
being  guaranteed  to  prove  just  as  represented.  The  prices 
are  invariably  as  low  as  the  lowest,  quality  considered,  and 
the  service  is  so  carefully  systematized  that  delay  or  mistake 
in  the  delivery  ol  orders  is  of  verj'  rare  occurrence — a 
]ioint  experienced  housekeepers  will  thoroughly  appre- 
ciate. 


A.  D.  Faunce  &  Son.  Furnishing  Undertakers,  manu- 
facluiers  and  dealers  in'  Coffins.  Caskets.  Robes,  Habits, 
etc.  Flowers  loose  or  made  in  any  shape  for  Funeral 
Decorations,  Salesroom  :  Rollins  Mlock,  High  Street, 
Residence,  Highland  St.,  Great  Falls,  N.  H.  — Mr.  A.  D. 
Faunce  has  been  engaged  in  the  undi  rtakinu  business  in 
thi-itown  for  the  past  fourteen  years,  during  which  time 
he  has  become  widely  and  favorably  known  throughont 
this  section,  and  has  attained  a  high  reputation  for  ])rompt- 
ness,  reliability  and  good  taste  in  the  discharge  of  the 
difficult  and  responsible  duties  which  an  undertaker  is 
called  upon  to  pertrrm.  Mr.  A.  D.  Faunce  succeeded  Mr. 
Beiij.  Hill  in  business  in  1876,  and  in  1883  admitted  his 
son.  Mr.  A.  L.  Faunce,  as  partner.  These  gentlemen  are 
both  natives  of  Oxford,  Maine,  and  have  actively  inter- 
ested themselves  in  public  as  well  as  in  business  affairs  of 
Great  Falls.  Mr.  A.  L.  Faunce  served  in  the  Army  dur- 
our  late  .southern  war.     Messrs.  A.  D.  Faunce  &  Son's 


salesroom  and  workshop  are  located  in  Rollin's  Block, 
High  street.  A  heavj'  and  very  carefully  chosen  stock  is. 
constantly  carried,  for  this  firm  are  furnishing  undertakers, 
and  manufacturers  as  well  as  dealers  in  coffins,  caskets, 
robes,  habits,  etc.  They  are  prepared  to  furnish  anything 
in  their  line  at  short  notice.  Also  flowers.  loose  or 
made  in  any  shape  for  funeral  decorations.  Their  resi- 
dence is  on  Highland  street,  and  orders  left  here  or  at  Iheir 
salesroom  are  assured  prompt  and  careful  attention. 

E.  W.  Polsom,  .lewfler  and  Optician,  Watches.  Clocks, 
Jewelry,  Silver  and  Plaled  'Ware.  No.  8  Main  Street, 
opposite  B.  &  y\.  Depot,  Great  Falls,  N.  H. — The  stock 
offered  for  sale  by  Mr.  E.  W.  Folsom  at  his  spacious  store 
at  No.  8  Main  street,  is  remarkably  attractive  and  the 
more  closely  it  is  examined  the  more  attractive  it  becomes, 
for  it  is  made  up  of  goods  that  have  been  obtained  frrm  , 
the  most  reliable  sources  and  are  fully  guaranteed  to  prove 
as  represented.  No  detailed  description  of  it  is  possible 
within  the  limited  space  at  our  command,  for  it  is  as  varied 
as  it  is  extensive  and  includes  full  lines  of  watches,  clocks, 
jewelry,  silver  and  platfd  ware,  sporting  goods,  etc. 
Inspection  is  cordially  invited,  and  our  readers  will  find 
the  time  spent  in  looking  over  this  stock  both  profitable- 
and  pleasant.  The  goods  are  displayed  to  excellent  advan- 
tage and  callers  are  sure  of  receiving  prompt  and  cour- 
teous attention,  while  the  prices  quoted  arc  strictly  in 
accordance  with  the  lowest  market  rates.  This  house  is  of 
very  long  standing,  having  been  founded  in  18")(tbyMr. 
S.  B  Cole,  who  was  succeeded  in  1870  by  Mr.  A.  F. 
Chandler.  In  1875  Folsom  &,  Foss  assumed  control  of  the 
businessand  so  continued  until  1878  when  Mr.  E.  VV.  Foisona 
became  sole  proprietor.  The  premises  occupied  wilt 
measure  18  X  '"lO  feet  in  dimensions.  Employment  is  given 
to  three  competent  a'sistants,  thus  assuring  prompt  atten- 
tion to  customers.  Jlr.  Folsom  gives  his  personal  atten- 
tion to  his  business  for  which  he  is  admirably  adapted. 

E.  A  Tibbets  &  Son,  wholesale  and  retail  dealers  in 
Hardware,  Faints,  Oils  and  Varnishes,  Carpenters',  Me- 
chanics' and  JIanufacturers'  Tools  and  Supplies,  and 
ever}'  variety  of  Carriage  Wood  and  Iron  Work  ;  Steam 
Fitting  a  specially  ;  Plumbers'  Supplies  a  specially;  Great 
Falls,  N.  H. — There  are  few  if  "any  business  centres  hav- 
ing a  larger  proportion  of  old  established  enterprises  (ban 
Great  Falls,  but  the  uudcrtaking  conducted  by  Messrs.  E. 
A.  Tibbets  &  Son  is  exceptional  for  the  length  of  time  it 
has  been  carried  on,  even  in  that  community  of  lime  hon- 
ored establishments.  The  business  in  question  having 
been  founded  about  half  a  century  ago.  The  earliest  pro- 
prietor being  Mr.  Luther  C.  Tibbets.  who  founded  it  in 
1841,  the  firm  name  being  changed  in  184.")  lo  Tibbets  & 
Brooks,  and  again  in  1847  lo  Tibbets  Brothers,  the  present 
firm  assuming  control  in  1881.  It  is  cimslituted  of  Mr.  E. 
A.  Tibbets,  a  native  of  South  lierwick.  Me  ,  and  his  son, 
Mr.  W.  S.  Tibbets.  of  Great  Falls.  Mr.  E.  A.  Tibbets 
has  held  the  office  of  representative  of  Great  Falls,  and 
both  members  of  the  firiu  are  so  well  known  in  this  vicin- 
ity as  to  render  extended  personal  mention  unnecessary. 
The  business,  which  is  both  wholesale  and  retail,  has 
reached  very  large  proportions,  but  has  by  no  means  at- 
tained its  lull  growth  yet.  for  its  development  is  still 
steadily  going  on,  and  with  a  continuance  of  present 
methods  can  hardly  fail  to  keep  doing  so.  The  prenuses 
in  use  comprise  four  floors,  '24x4'.i  feet  each  in  dimensions, 
and  a  storehouse  in  Great  Falls  in  addition  to  a  spacious 
storeroom  in  Berwick.  A  very  heavy  stock  is  constantly 
carried,  made  up  of  hardware,  paints,  oils  and  varnishes. 
Also  carpenters',  mechanics'  and  manufBcturcrs'  tools  and 
supplies,  as  well  as  agricultural  tools  of  all  kinds.  A  large 
assortment  of  plumbers' snppli' s  are  also  dealt  in.  and  a 
spicialty  is  made  of  sleam  fitlinc  and  every  variety  of 
carriage  wood  and  iron  work.  Employment  is  given  to 
thoroughly  competent  assistants,  and  small  as  well  as 
large  buyers  are  assured  immediate  and  painstaking  atten- 
tion. 


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LEADING  BUSINEba  MEN  OF  GREAT  FALLS. 


"  Z.  Provencher  &.  Co.,  Druggists,  Main  Street,  Great 
Falls,  N.  II.— It  is  very  nalurjil  that  particular  coufidence 
should  be  placed  in  a  druggist  who  is  thoroughly  educatetl 
in  his  business,  for  although  we  are  happy  to  say  that  the 
large  majority  of  our  New  Hampshire  pharmacists  are 
educated,  competent  and  reliable  men.  still  there  is  a  pre- 
vailing impression  that  he  who  tills  such  a  responsible  and 
exacting  position  as  that  held  by  a  dispenser  of  drugs  and 
medicines  to  the  general  public,  cannot  know  too  much 
concerning  the  properties  and  effects  of  the  agents  he  lian- 
-dles.  Consequently  the  popularity  of  the  establislimeut 
conducted  bv  Z  Provencher  &  Co.,  on  Main  street,  is  not  to 
l)e  wondered"  at  in  the  least,  for  Mr.  Provencher  is  master  of 
his  prufession.  This  business  was  established  in  1887  by 
Ager  i  Provencher,  then  the  present  proprietors  suc- 
ceeded them  in  18!W,  and  have  become  widely  and  favor- 
ably known  in  this  vicinity.  The  premises  occupied  by 
them  are  23  X  OU  feet  in  dimensions,  and  contain  a  large 
and  varied  stock,  made  up  of  drugs,  medicines,  chemicals, 
toilet  articles,  and  the  usual  line  of  selected  fancy  goods 
to  be  foiind  in  a  druggist's  store.  The  compounding  of 
physician's  prescriptions  is  given  iheraost  careful  personal 
attentiim,  and  we  need  hardly  say  that  no  trouble  is 
spared  to  avoid  the  least  possible  error,  while  the  charges 
made  are  very  moderate.  A  careful  assistant  is  employed 
and  polite  attention  is  given  to  every  caller. 


Dorr  &,  Hobson  (Successors  to  M.  Bates  &  Co.),  deal- 
ers in  Uiy  and  l^'ancy  Goods.  Central  liuilding,  Great 
Falls,  N.  H.— The  establishment  now  conducted  by  Jlessrs. 
Dorr  &  Hobson  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  town,  and  although 
comparisons  are  odious,  it  woulu  not  be  just  the  proper 
thing  to  saj'  it  is  the  most  reliable,  it  is  certainly  as  trust- 
■worlliy  and  popular  an  establishment  as  can  be  found  in 
the  entire  State.  The  business  was  founded  in  1832  by 
Moses  lia'es,  the  name  being  changed  to  Bates  &  Son,  and 
then  to  Mofcs  Bates  &  Co.,  ilie  present  firm  assuming  full 
control  of  affairs  in  1883  The  present  firm  is  made  up  of 
Mr.  C.  M.  Dorr,  a  native  of  Great  Falls,  and  Mr.  J.  E. 
Hobson,  of  Limerick,  Me.,  and  for  many  years  a  resident 
of  Sleep  Falls,  Me.  They  are  both  so  generally  known  in 
Great  Falls  and  vicinity  that  we  feel  extended  personal 
mention  would  be  absurdly  superflous.  Nor  is  any  eulogj- 
of  their  methods  necetsaiy  in  these  columns,  for  those  who 
know  the  men  know  that  their  business  policy  in  a  nut 
shell  is,  "  full  value  for  money  received,"  and  the  magni- 
tude of  their  trade  shows  how  successfully  this  is  carried 
out.  The  premises  made  use  of  comprise  a  store  1750  square 
feet  in  dimensions,  and  containing  a  heavy,  varied  and 
skillfully  chosen  stock  of  drj'  and  fancy  goods,  the  styles 
offered  comprising  the  latest  novelties  as  well  as  full  lines 
of  staple  goo<ls.  The  prices  are  alwaj's  in  strict  accordance 
with  the  lowest  market  rates,  all  classes  of  trade  being 
successfully  catered  to.  and  the  employment  of  three  com- 
petent assistauls  assures  prompt,  intelligent  and  courteous 
attention  to  every  caller. 


H.  M.  Hanson,  dealer  in  Meats,  Provisions,  and  Gro- 
ceries. Green  Street,  Great  Falls,  N.  II. — Although  the 
advantages  of  hoinekeeping  lar  outweigh  its  disadvan- 
tages, it  must  be  confessed  that  the  trials  and  disappoint- 
ments of  the  average  housekeeper  are  many,  and  that  the 
larger  portion  of  them  are  connected  with  the  obtaining  of 
food  supplies,  for  it  is  at  times  very  difficult  to  obtain  food, 
and  especially  meats,  that  will  prove  altogether  satisfac 
tory.  This  is  by  no  means  entirely  the  fault  of  the  dealer, 
but  nevertheless  a  great  saving  of  time,  money  and 
patience,  may  be  made  by  trading  with  a  reputable  and 
•well  equipped  house,  and  hence  we  feel  that  we  are  doing 
some  of  our  readers  a  service  by  calling  to  their  attention 
tlie  facilities  possessed  by  Mr.  i\  M.  Hanson,  for  furnish- 
ing meats,  provisions,  and  groceries  of  standard  quality  at 
the  lowest  market  rates.  The  store  is  located  on  Green 
street,  and  is  sufficiently  roomy  to  accommodate  a  com- 
a)lete  line  of  the  commodities  mentioned,  the  assortment 


being  so  varied  that  all  tastes  and  purses  can  be  suited. 
ICmploymeiit  is  given  to  two  eUicieut  assistants,  and  no 
trouble  is  spared  to  insure  prompt  and  polite  attention  to 
every  caller,  and  to  fill  orders  in  a  manner  that  will  prove 
satisfactory  to  the  most  fastidious.  Mr.  Hanson  was  born 
in  Maine,  and  needs  no  extended  personal  mention  in  these 
columns.  He  has  been  identified  with  his  present  estab- 
lishment since  1889.  having  at  that  time  succeeded  the  firm 
of  Hanson  ik  Her.son.  He  has  attained  a  high  reputation 
as  an  enterprising  and  honorable  merchant,  and  his  meth- 
ods have  made  his  store  popular  among  all  classes  in  the 
communiiy. 

Daniel  Hodsdon,  manufacturer  of  and  dealer  in  Stoves 
and  Ranges  of  every  kind  ;  also  Plumbing,  Roofing  and 
Gas  Fitting,  furnished  promptly  and  at  low  prices.  26 
Market  Stfeet,  Great  Falls,  N.  H.— In  view  of  the  great 
number  and  enormous  variety  of  stoves,  ranges  and  fur- 
naces to  be  found  in  the  market  it  seems  almost  incredible 
that  one  need  not  be  so  very  old  to  be  able  to  remember 
when  stoves  were  almost  unknown  outside  the  larger 
cities,  but  such  is  the  fact,  and  it  affords  an  impressive 
example  of  the  progress  made  during  the  past  quarter  of 
a  century.  The  great  trouble  nowadays  is  to  choose  satis- 
factorily from  the  many  styles  olfered,  but  this  may  be 
easily  overcome  by  telling  a  reputable  dealer  of  the  at- 
tending circumstances  and  being  guided  by  his  advice  for 
of  course  he  knows  what  is  best  suited  to  your  pur- 
pose, and  it  is  for  his  interest  to  satisfy  his  customers. 
No  belter  plan  can  be  followed  than  to  place  the  order 
with  Mr.  Daniel  Hodsdon,  for  he  is  an  extensive  dealer  in 
stoves,  ranges  and  tinware  of  all  kinds,  and  not  only  han- 
dles the  most  popular  styles  but  has  a  well  earned  reputa- 
tion for  uniformly  fair  dealing.  Mr.  Hodsdon  is  a  native 
of  Piermont,  N.  H.,  and  has  been  identified  with  his 
present  business  since  1865,  it  having  been  established  by 
Messrs.  Pierce  &  Hodsdon,  who  were  succeeded  by  Hods- 
don Brothers  in  1870,  the  present  proprietor,  Mr.  Daniel 
Hodsdon  assuming  full  control  of  affairs  in  1883.  Mr. 
Hodsdon  invented  and  put  in  market  the  Tip  Top  range — 
in  eight  different  styles— in  1880.  Improved  same  in  1884, 
and  again  in  1800.  said  range  now  being  the  most  con- 
venient and  durable  range  the  market  affords.  Four 
thousand  of  these  celebrated  ranges  have  been  sold,  and 
hundreds  of  testimonials  been  given  as  to  their  value  as  a 
complete  cooking  apparatus.  The  premises  are  located  at 
No.  26  Market  street,  and  comprise  one  floor  and  a  base- 
ment, each  covering  an  area  of  1500  square  feet.  Besides 
carrying  a  full  line  of  stoves,  tinware,  etc..  Mr.  Hodsdon 
is  prepared  to  do  plumbing,  roofing  and  gas  fitting  in  a 
thoroughl_y  workmanlike  manner  at  moderate  rates.  Em- 
ployment is  given  to  ten  competent  a«sistants,  and  all 
work  undertaken  will  be  most  thoroughly  and  satisfac- 
torily executed. 

J.  W.  Preston.  M.  D.,  Drugs  and  Medicines,  Orange 
Street.  Great  Falls.  N.  H.— There  are  many  skillful  and 
reliable  pharmacists  in  New  Hampshire,  lliough  but  few 
can  be  found  who  can  do  the  .good  work  with  the  actual 
experience  of  i.  W.  Preston,  M.  D.,  who  now  cirries  on 
the  business  on  Orange  street.  This  store  w'as  opened 
many  years  since,  and  after  several  changes  it  passed  into 
the  conlrol  of  J.  W.  Preston,  M.  D.,  in  1884.  The  prem- 
ises occupied  measure  20x50  feet.  He  carries  as  carefully 
chosen  a  stock  of  drugs,  medicines  and  chemicals  as  can 
be  found  in  this  section  of  the  State,  for  a  specialty  is 
made  of  the  compounding  of  physicians'  prescriptions, 
and  all  necessary  materials  and  apparatus  are  at  hand  to 
enable  such  orders  to  be  satisfactorily,  accurately  and 
promptly  filled  at  moderate  rates.  A  fine  assortment  of 
fancy  goods,  toilet  articles,  stationery  and  notions  is  also 
always  at  hand  to  choose  fnm.  Mr.  J.  W.  Preston,  who 
is  a  native  of  Canada,  formerly  kept  a  drug  store  at  Bris- 
tol, N.  11.  lie  practiced  medicine  for  seventeen  years  in 
Plymouth,  making  a  total  practice  of  thirty-five  years  \u. 
that  profession. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  GREAT  FALLS. 


4T 


Ohas.  F.  Blake,  dealer  in  Orocorius,  Provisions,  Country 
Produce  and  Ice,  corner  Orange  and  VVashiugton  Slrecls, 
■<Jreat  Falls,  N.  II.— Anion^  tlie  various  dealers  in  food 
supplies  doing  business  in  tills  vicinity,  Mr.  Clias.  F.  HUke 
should  he  given  prominent  nienlion,  lor  he  is  very  success- 
ful in  catering  to  all  classes  of  trade,  and  makes  it  an 
invariable  rule  to  sell  goods  strictly  on  their  merits,  being 
•convinced  that  such  a  policy  is  for  his  own  interests  as 
vpell  as  for  those  of  his  patrons.  Judging  from  the  present 
■extent  and  the  steadily  increasing  magnitude  of  his  trade, 
ihis  methods  are  appreciated  by  the  residents  of  this  section. 
It  is  certainly  pleasant  to  iiote"a  success  won  by  the  employ- 
ment of  such  a  legitimate  and  liheral  policy.  His  store  has 
an  area  of  1,200  square  feet  and  contains  a  heavy  stock  of 
groceries,  provisions  and  cotmtry  produce,  the  assortment 
being  so  varied  tiiat  all  pur.ses.  as  well  as  all  tastes,  can 
easily  be  suited.  Ice  is  also  dealt  in  e.xiensively,  and  as  he 
is  the  only  dealer  in  this  commodity  in  town,  the  demand 
is  great.  He  is  prei)ared  to  sujsply  this  very  desirable 
article  iu  any  quantity  that  may  be  ordered.  Emi)loyment 
is  given  to  twelve  assistants,  thus  assuring  every  customer 
immediate  and  courteous  attention.  Jlr.  Blake  is  a  native 
of  New  Hampshire  and  is  well  known,  having  been  in  the 
grocery  business  about  twenty  years.  He  has  also  been 
selectman. 

Eastman  <&  Davis,  Millinery  Novelties.  Trimmed  Goods 
an  great  variety.  Savings  Bank  Building.  High  Street, 
•Great  Falls,  N.  H.  — Were  a  vote  to  be  taken  to  establish 
the  comparative  popularity  of  the  various  mercantile  estab- 
aishments  located  in  Great  Falls,  it  is  sure  that  the  ladies 
would  come  out  very  strong  in  favor  of  that  conducted 
under  the  firm  name  of  Kastman  &  Davis,  for  this  is  of 
especial  interest  to  the  fair  se.\,  as  the  linn  deal  exclusively 
in  millinery  goods  and  offer  inducements  which  arc  very 
bard  to  parallel  elsewhere.  The  business  was  founded  in 
1889  by  the  present  firm,  the  individual  members  of  which 
are  Mrs.  E.  Eastman,  a  native  of  York,  Me.,  and  jMiss  H. 
L.  Davis,  of  Newfield,  Me  These  ladies  have  a  large  circle 
of  friends  and  patrons  in  Gre.it  Falls  and  viciuitj'.  They 
give  personal  attention  to  the  filling  of  ordors.  employing 
sufficient  assistance  to  enable  commissions  to  be  executed 
at  short  notice.  The  stock  of  millinery  includes  tlie  latest 
fashionable  novelties  as  well  as  trimmed  goods  in  great 
variety.  The  premises  occupied  are  located  in  Savings 
Hank  building.  High  street,  and  cover  an  area  of  some  800 
square  feet.  The  prices  fpioted  here  will  bear  the  severest 
comparison  with  those  named  elsewhere  on  equally  desira- 
ble and  fashionable  goods. 

F.  A.  Hussey,  dealer  in  Crackers,  White  Bread,  Cake, 
and  Pastry,  Great  Falls,  N.  II.  —  If  it  were  possible  to 
make  first-class  bread,  cake  and  pastry  out  of  second-class 
materials,  more  public  bakeries  would  be  worthy  of  pat- 
ronage than  is  now  the  case,  although  it  is  only  fair  to  say 
that  our  New  Hampshire  bakers  will  as  a  class  compare 
very  favorably  with  those  of  other  States,  but  still  there 
are  some  establishments  which  deserve  special  commenda- 
tion and  among  these  the  bakery  conducted  Mr.  F.  A. 
Hussey  holds  a  leading  position.  This  was  originally 
opened  by.I.  A  Locke,  who  after  several  changes  was  suc- 
ceeded by  the  present  proprietor  in  18T8  He  is  a  native 
of  Great  Falls,  and  knowing  his  business  thoroughly  is 
enabled  to  turn  out  crackers,  while  bread,  cake,  and  pas- 
try of  the  finest  quality,  at  prices  wliich  puts  his  produc- 
tions within  the  means  of  all.  A  store  is  ni'iintained  on 
High  street,  and  a  rapidly  growing  business  is  done  both 
wholesale  and  retail,  orders  being  accurately  filled  at  short 
notice  and  at  llie  lowest  market  rates.  This  bakery  covers 
an  area  of  about  KiOO  square  feet,  containing  a  stock 
which  is  so  frequently  renewed  as  always  to  be  fresh  and 
attractive.  Mr.  Hussey  uses  first-class  materials,  also  em- 
ploys six  competent  assistants  and  can  safely  guarantee 
satisfaction  to  the  most  fastidious  customer  He  has 
•been  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen,  and  is  highly 
reputed    throughout    town    as   an  energetic  and    reliable 


W.  H.  Tasker,  Wall  Papers,  Borders  and  Ceiling  Deco- 
rations, also  Curtains,  Fixtures,  Drapery  Poles,  Sash  Hods 
and  Trimmings.  Upholstering  and  Furniture  Repairing 
and  old  Furniture  He-covered.  Burleigh  Block,  High 
Street,  Great  Falls,  N.  H. — One  of  the  ninst  complete  and 
desirable  stocks  of  imported  and  domestic  wall  papers  te 
be  found  in  Great  P'alls,  is  carried  by  Mr.  W.  H.  Tasker, 
located  in  Burleigh  Block,  High  street,  and  as  he  quotes 
bottom  prices  on  all  the  goods  he  handles,  it  is  well  worth 
while  to  visit  his  establisliment  when  anything  in  the  line 
of  wall  papers,  borders  and  ceiling  decorations  is  wanted. 
There  is  a  sutliciently  large  force  of  assistants  employed, 
and  callers  may  depend  upon  receiving  prompt  and  polite 
attention  and  being  given  every  opportunity  to  make  de- 
liberate and  satisfactory  choice,  while  goods  are  guaran- 
teed in  every  instance  to  prove  just  as  represented.  The 
latest  artistic  designs  in  curtain  fixtures,  draper^'  poles, 
sash  rods  and  trimmings  are  included  in  this  stock,  and 
new  styles  are  constantly  being  received.  Orders  for 
upholstering  and  furniture  repairing  will  be  executed  in  a 
superior  manner  at  short  notice.  Furniture  re  covering 
forms  a  very  important  department  of  the  business,  a  force 
of  experienced  workmen  being  employed  and  all  orders 
executed  under  a  guarantee  that  both  stock  and  workman- 
ship shall  be  strictly  first-class,  every  detail  of  the  work 
being  done  under  careful  supervision'. 

John  A.  Dumas,  Dry  and  Fancy  Goods,  Small  Wares, 
etc.,  Bank  Building.  High  Street.  (Jreat  Falls,  N.  11  —We 
have  no  fear  but  whut  the  ladies  of  Great  Falls  and  vicinity 
will  agree  wiih  us  when  we  say  that  no  "shopping"  tour 
in  this  vicinity  is  looked  upon  a.s  complete  unless  it  includes 
the  establishment  conducted  by  Mr.  .lohn  A.  Dumas  on 
High  street,  for  this  store  is  in  some  respects  unique  and 
always  offers  many  attractions  impos-sibie  to  find  elsewhere. 
And  then,  again,  tliese  inducements  arc  constantly  vary- 
ing ;  because  you  have  visited  the  store  Jlonday  is  no  rea- 
son why  you  cannot  profitably  visit  it  again  Tuesday  or 
Wednesday,  for  the  stock  is  constantly  being  renewed, 
fresh  novelties  being  added  at  such  frequent  intervals  that 
the  only  way  to  "  keep  up  with  the  times."  .so  far  as  this 
popular  store  is  concerned,  is  to  visit  it  early  and  often. 
The  business  was  originally  founded  by  Mr.  S.  S.  Chick, 
the  present  proprietor  assuming  control  in  1887.  Mr. 
Dumas  is  a  native  of  Canada  and  is  loo  generally  known 
hereabouts  to  render  extended  personal  mention  necessary. 
He  gives  close  attention  to  the  supervision  of  affairs,  and 
spares  no  pains  to  maintain  the  enviable  reputation  so  long 
associated  with  this  enterprise.  Mr.  Dumas  is  an  extensive 
retail  dealer  in  dry  and  lancy  goods,  small  wares,  cloaks, 
etc.,  and  is  prepared  to  quote  the  lowest  market  rates  on 
large  or  small  orders.  The  stock  is  exceptionally  varied 
and  complete  and  is  made  up  of  articles  that  can  safelv  be 
guaranteed  to  prove  as  represented.  Employment  is  given 
to  seven  well  informed  assistants. 

Smith  &,  Son,  dealers  in  all  kinds  of  Fresh,  Pickled  and 
Smoked  Fish,  Oysters,  Lobsters,  Clams.  Fresh  Halibut, 
Mackerel  and  Salmon  in  their  season,  corner  of  Washing- 
ton and  Green  Streets,  Great  Falls,  N.  II. — This  business 
was  formerly  conducted  by  Mr.  Bradford  .lones.  who  was 
succeeded  in  ISTj  by  the  present  firm  of  Smith  &  Son. 
They  carry  on  a  large  trade  in  fresh  oysters,  fish  and 
lobsters,  as  well  as  all  kinds  of  fresh,  pickled  and  smoked 
fish,  oysters,  lobsters  and  clams.  Fresh  halibut, 
mackerel  and  salmon  in  their  season.  Those  wishing 
anything  in  this  line  and  desiring  strictly  fresh  and 
reliable  goods  at  moderate  prices  would  best  serve  their 
own  interests  by  giving  this  enterprising  firm  a  call.  This 
house  is  run  on  true  business  principles  in  which  a  gen- 
uine spirit  of  accommodation  prevails,  and  prompt  and 
courteous  attention  may  he  confidently  expected  by  every 
patron.  The  store  occupict}  contains  about  300  square 
fest,  and  it  is  completely  titled  for  the  first  class  retail 
trade  carried  on  here.  Mr.  L.  E.  Smith  is  a  native  of 
Sandwich.  N.  H..  and  his  son,  Mr.  ,T  L.  Smith,  was  horn 
in  Great  Falls.  Orders  are  promptly  attended  to  and  de- 
livered when  promised. 


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LBAD1N0  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  GREAT  FALLS. 


C.  S  Beacham  &.  Son,  ilealcTS  in  all  kinds  of  Flour, 
Giaiu,  Feed  uiid  Shorts,  Market  Street,  Great  Falls,  N.  H. 
— Among  tlie  prominent  New  Hiunpsliire  houses  engaged 
in  tlie  bundling  of  Hour,  grain,  feed,  sliorls,  etc.,  the  tirm 
of  C.  S.  Beacham  &  Son  must  be  given  a  leading  position, 
botli  on  account  of  tlie  magniuule  of  its  business  and  the 
many  j-ears  that  it  has  been  .-uccessfuU}'  conducted.  The 
enterprise  has  been  controlled  by  various  firms,  among  the 
earliest  being  that  of  Wright  &  Co.,  who  were  succeeded 
by  Messrs.  Blood  &  Co  .  who  conducted  it  for  many  years, 
they  giving  place  to  the  present  concern  in  1882.  It  is 
composed  of  Mr.  Charles  S.  Beacham  and  his  son,  Mr.  C. 
Arthur  Beacham.  Both  the«c  gentlemen  are  natives  of 
Ossipee,  N.  H.,  and  are  personally  well  known  throughout 
Great  Falls  and  vicinity.  An  exclusively  retail  business  is 
done  and  exceptional  facilities  are  enjoyed  for  filling  the 
heaviest  orders  without  delay.  The  premises  occupied  are 
located  on  Market  street  and  cover  an  area  of  some  1,470 
square  feet,  and  is  fitted  up  with  every  facility  and  con- 
venience for  handling  the  stock  dealt  in,  the  railroad 
running  by  the  rear  door.  Every  order  given  in  person  or 
sent  by  either  mail  or  telegraph  is  assured  immediate  and 
painstaking  attention,  while  the  firm  are  in  a  position  to 
quote  bottom  prices  on  all  the  commodities  they  handle. 

John  S.  LeGro,  dealer  in  Beef,  Pork,  Veal,  Mutton  and 
Lamb,  Poultry  and  Vegetables,  Washington  Street  Mar- 
ket, Great  Falls,  X.  H  — There  is  no  aiticle  of  food  that 
varies  so  much  in  quality  as  meat,  and  as  a  natural  conse 
quence  there  is  no  other  kind  of  food  which  is  so  difficult 
to  select,  for  even  e.xperts  are  deceived  sometimes,  and  it 
is  really  impos.sihie  to  always  judge  correctly.  The  only 
sensible  way  to  do  is  to  find  the  most  experienced  and 
reliable  dealer  within  your  reach,  tell  him  just  what  you 
want  and  take  what  he  selects,  for.  although  he  will  make 
a  mistake  himself  occasionally,  still  he  will  cheerfully  cor- 
rect it  when  his  attention  is  called  to  the  matter,  for  it  is 
plainly  for  his  interest  to  satisfy  his  customers,  and  he  will 
spare  no  pains  to  do  so.  Mr.  John  S.  LeGro,  who  is  the 
proprietor  of  the  "  Washington  Street  Market,"  does  busi- 
ness on  this  basis,  and  the  magnitude  of  the  trade  he  has 
built  up  since  he  commenced  operations  here  in  1863 
shows  that  this  method  has  been  a  successful  one.  He  is  • 
a  native  of  Lebanon,  Jle.,  and  is  widely  known  through- 
out this  section.  His  market  always  contains  a  fine  stock 
of  beef,  pork,  veal,  mutton  and  lamb,  poultry  and  vege- 
tables of  all  sea.sonable  kinds.  All  classes  of  trade  are 
catered  to,  and  every  order  is  assured  prompt  and  careful 
attention.  The  lowest  nuirket  rates  are  quoted,  and  all 
the  commodities  dealt  in  are  guaranteed  to  prove  as  repre- 
sented. 

Edwin  A.  Lewis,  Cigar  Manufacturer,  Moore's  Block. 
26i<  Market  Street,  Great  Falls,  N.  H.— There  are  few 
persons  who  are  not  in  the  cigar  business  that  have  any 
idea  of  the  inunense  number  that  are  consumed  in  the 
United  States  every  year,  and  not  the  least  remarkable 
thing  about  the  demand  for  cigars  is  its  rapid  and  steady 
increase.  In  spite  of  all  that  is  urged  against  smoking,  the 
habit  has  heroine  so  general  that  the  man  who  does  not 
smoke  is  a  rare  exception,  for  the  seni-ible  man  can  see 
that  it  is  the  abuse  of  tobacco  which  is  liurtful,  and  the 
enjoyment  derived  from  its  proper  or  moderate  use  can  be 
obtained  in  no  other  way.  The  finer  grades  of  tobacco  are  . 
especially  harndess,  and  therefore  it  is  gratifying  lo  know 
that  .Mr,  Kdwiu  A.  Lewis,  who  makes  a  specially  of  man- 
ufacturing fine  cigars,  is  meeting  with  great  success  in  his 
efforts  to  introduce  a  superior  article  among  the  trade. 
His  brand  "  Great  Sadiem,"  isadelicately  flavored  Havana 
hand  made  cigar,  and  is  in  great  demand.  He  started 
business  in  Great  Falls  in  1871,  but  removed  to  Berwick, 
Me.,  in  1873.  He  has  been  located  in  Moore's  block. 
Market  street.  Great  FalU,  since  1888.  The  premises  that 
he  occupies  contain  about  000  square  feet.  Employinent 
is  given  to  six  assistants,  as  he  does  a  wholesale  business. 
Goods  will  be  delivered  promptly,  as  all  orders  are  attended 
to  as  soon  as  received. 


Granite  State  Hotel,  C.  L.  Bodwell,  proprietor.  Good 
Livery  Stable  connected.  High  Street,  Great  Falls,  N.  H, 
— The  more  experienced  a  traveler  is  the  more  readily  he- 
puts  up  with  unavoidable  discomforts  and  the  less  growling 
he  does  when  no  responsible  person  is  at  hand  lo  cumplaiik 
to  ;  but  all  the  same  he  means  to  be  comfortable  if  any 
act  of  his  can  make  him  so,  and  when  he  comes  across  a 
well  managed  hotel  he  notes  the  fact  and  takes  particular 
pains  to  put  up  there  again  should  he  revisit  the  locality. 
This  is  one  rea.son  for  the  steady  patronage  enjoyed  by  the- 
Granite  State  Hotel,  for  it  has  been  in  operation  for  inany 
years,  and  traveling  men  and  others  appreciative  of  good 
hotel  accommodations,  have  long  since  learned  that  such 
may  be  found  at  this  commodious  hostelry.  The  Granite- 
State  Hotel  has  been  under  the  able  management  of  its 
present  proprietor  since  1889  and  has  always  held  a  leading 
position  among  the  representative  hotels  of  this  section  of 
the  State.  Mr.  C.  L.  Bodwell  is  a  native  of  Sanford,  Me., 
and  is  highl}*  respected  throughout  Great  Falls.  The- 
premises  are  located  on  High  street  ;  they  are  spacious- 
and  well  arranged  and  can  accommodate  forty  guests. 
The  sleeping  rooms  are  attractive  and  comfortably  fur- 
nished and  the  hotel  is  kept  in  excellent  condition,  employ- 
ment being  given  to  six  assistants,  and  the  service  at  the- 
table  and  elsewhere  being  prompt  and  courteous.  An 
abundance  of  the  best  food  the  market  affords  is  supplied 
at  all  seasons,  and  as  the  terms  of  the  house  are  moderate- 
it  certainly  well  deserves  its  high  and  extended  popularity. 
A  good  livery,  sale  and  boarding  stable  is  also  maintained, 

A.  Gaudette,  dealer  in  all  kinds  of  Wood  and  Kindling, 
and  .lob  Teaming,  Washington  St.,  Great  Falls,  N.  H. — In 
spite  of  the  great  quantity  of  coal  used  in  this  vicinity, 
there  is  still  a  large  demand  for  hard  and  soft  wood,  and 
one  of  the  most  prominent  of  the  local  dealers  engaged  in 
supplying  this  demand  is  Mr.  A.  Gaudette,  doing  business- 
on  Washington  street.  He  carries  a  large  stock  of  hard 
and  soft  cut  wood,  slab  wood  and  kindlings.  He  is  pre- 
pared to  give  prompt  and  painstaking  attention  to  everj^ 
order  and  to  fill  the  same  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Mr. 
Gaudette  is  a  native  of  Canada  and  has  a  well  earned 
reputation  for  enterprising  and  reliable  business  methods. 
In  addition  to  his  wood  business  he  does  an  extensive  job 
teaming  business,  and  is  prepared  to  execute  all  orders  in 
this  department  of  his  business  promptly,  carefully  and 
satisfactorily.  Employment  is  afforded  to  six  efficient 
assistants  and  no  pains  are  spared  in  either  branch  of  the 
business  to  maintain  the  high  reputation  this  establishment 
has  borne  so  long.  Mr.  Gaudetie  began  ojierations  here  in 
Great  Falls  about  1880,  and  has  for  some  time  ranked  with 
the  leading  men  in  his  line  of  business. 

N.  Roy,  Jleat  JIarket,  Union  Street,  Great  Falls,  N.  H. 
— It  is  all  very  -well  to  argue  that  meat  is  by  no  means^ 
essential  to  health,  and  that  a  person  can  work  hard  and 
thrive  on  a  diet  composed  exclusively  of  vegetables,  cereals, 
etc.;  but  the  grcit  majority  of  us  can't  consider  anything- 
a  "square  meal"  unless  it  includes  meal  in  abundance, 
and  when  we  are  really  hungry  meat  is  the  only  thing  that 
will  actually  satisfy  us.  Even  assuming  that  one  may 
thrive  on  a  strictly  vegetable  diet,  that  is  no  reason  why  -we 
should  give  up  the  enjoyment  of  meat  eating,  for  little  if 
any  money  woidd  be  saved  by  so  doing,  and  the  enjoy- 
ment lost  could  not  be  gained  so  cheaply  in  any  other  waj'. 
Of  course  in  order  to  reall}'  enjoj'  meat  it  must  be  of  good 
qindity,  and  one  sure  way  to  get  such  is  to  buy  of  Mr.  N. 
Hoy,  lor  he  makes  a  specialty  of  meats,  ami  offers  grades- 
suited  to  the  most  critical  taste.  He  occupies  a  spacious 
meat  market,  located  on  Union  street,  and  carries  a  full 
assortment  of  beef,  pork,  mutton,  veal  and  lamb,  together 
with  poultry  and  game  in  their  season.  The  lowest  market 
rates  are  quoted  at  all  times  and  the  stock  is  sufficiently 
varied  and  cnmplcte  to  admit  of  all  tastes  and  all  purses- 
being  suited.  Mr.  Hoy  is  a  native  of  Canada  and  is  almost 
universally  known  in  this  vicinity,  and  has  been  connected 
with  his  present  business  since  1888. 


LHAUlNa  BUSINESS  MEN  OP  GREAT  FALLS. 


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J.  Outtman,  Dentist,  cslablislied  1857,  Market  Square, 
Great  Fa)ls,  N.  II.  —  Wlmtever  may  have  been  tlie  case  in 
days  jjoiie  by,  tliose  who  neglect  and  abuse  their  teeth 
nowadays  can  advance  no  admittable  excuse  for  doing  so. 
for  the  matter  has  l)ecn  so  often  and  so  thoroughly  dis- 
cussed that  ever^'  person  of  average  intelligence  must  ap- 
preciate, to  some  extent  at  least,  the  importance  of  keep- 
ing the  teeth  in  proper  condition.  The  many  who  fail  to 
do  this  excuse  I  heir  action  or  rather  inaction  !)}■  various 
more  or  less  ingenious  pleas,  but  wlien  all  of  these  are 
summed  up  and  divested  of  side  issues  it  will  be  found 
that  they  may  be  classed  under  not  more  than  lour  heads, 
as  follows  :  First,  lack  of  time  ;  second,  lack  ol  money  ; 
third,  Uck  of  courage,  and  fourth,  lack  of  disposilion. 
Regarding  the  first,  it  need  only  be  sai<l  that  those  who 
have  not  time  to  care  for  their  health  have  no  time  to  live 
at  all,  for  without  health  life  is  not  worth  living  ;  regard- 
ing the  second,  competent  dental  service  may  be  obtained 
at  moderate  rates,  and  is  within  the  means  of  all  who 
really  desire  it  ;  regarding  the  third,  improved  apparatus, 
facilities,  and  methods  have  combined  to  do  away  with 
the  pain  formerly  attending  dental  operations  ;  and  re- 
garding the  fourth,  that  of  course  is  no  excuse  at  all,  and 
requires  no  answer.  There  are  many  excellent  dentists 
practicing  in  Great  Falls  and  vicinity,  and  occupying  a 
leading  position  among  them  is  Dr.  .1.  Outtraan,  who  has 
finely  furnished  and  conveniently  located  premises  in 
Market  square,  (Ireat  F'alls.  The  most  improved  facilities 
for  the  practice  of  dentistry  in  all  its  branches  are  pro- 
vided, and  operations  are  executed  at  short  notice  and  in  a 
skillful,  durable  and  thoroughly  satisfactory  manner. 
Special  attention  is  given  to  manufflcturing  and  adminis- 
tering Nitrous  Oxide  (Jas.  Dr.  Guttman  is  a  native  of 
Prussia  in  Germany,  and  has  b  come  widely  and  favor- 
ably known  in  Great  Falls  since  lie  began  the  practice  of 
his  profession  here  in  1857,  having  gained  an  enviable 
reputation  as  a  competent,  genllu  and  careful  operator. 
His  charges  are  nioilerate,  and  his  methods  are  in  accord- 
ance wilh  the  accepted  principles  of  modern  dentistry,  in- 
suring results  that  can  scarcely  fail  to  be  permanently  sat- 
isfactory in  every  instance. 


J.  Bickford,  Groceries  and  Provisions.  Market  Square, 
Great  Falls,  N.  II. — It  is  always  a  good  idea  to  trade  wilh 
an  enterprising  house  whenever  such  a  course  is  possible, 
for  the  customers  of  a  wide  a  wake  and  progressive  con- 
cern are  sure  to  be  treated  with  liberality  and  are  also  sure 
to  receive  their  share  of  any  increase  in  the  concern's 
prosperity.  The  latter  statement  may  be  disputed  by 
some  people  who  pride  themselves  on  their  shrewdness, 
and  who  will  say  that  no  firm  is  going  to  give  its  custom- 
ers anything  more  than  it  has  to  ;  but  all  the  same  we 
know  it  to  be  true,  and  we  also  know  that  the  really 
successfid  business  men  are  not  those  wiio  keep  every 
advantage  to  themselves,  but  rather  those  who  share  wilh 
customers  and  thus  largely  increase  their  trade  and  income, 
alttiough  they  may  lessen  the  percentage  of  liieir  profits. 
The  enterprise  now  conducted  by  Mr.  .1.  Ulckford  in  Market 
Square  is  a  good  example  to  mention  in  this  conneclion, 
and  we  hold  that  3tr.  Bickford  is  in  a  much  better  position 
to  day  than  he  would  have  been  had  he  purfued  the  short- 
sighted policy  too  common  in  his  business.  A  co-operative 
store  was  established  in  1864.  Mr.  Bickford  being  Ihe 
manager.  In  1.S72  Mr.  Bickford  assumed  full  control  of 
the  business,  since  which  date  the  name  has  been  as  at 
present,  J.  Bickford.  He  has  built  up  a  large  retail  trade, 
requiring  the  services  of  well  informed  assistants.  The 
premises  occupied  comprise  one  lloor  and  a  ba.sement,  each 
covering  an  area  of  800  sqtiare  feet.  A  large  stock  is 
carried,'  including  choice  staple  and  fancy  family  groceries 
of  all  kinds.  Mr.  Bickford  is  a  native  of  Rochester.  N.  H.. 
and  is  very  well  known  throughrul  Grrat  Falls.  He  has 
every  facility  at  hand  to  enable  the  many  orders  received 
to  be  filled  with  promptness  and  accuracy.  The  prices 
quoted  are  very  low  and  the  goods  are  strictly  first-class  in 
every  respect. 


S.  O.  Home,  dealer  in  Choice  Family  Groceries,  Teas, 
ColTees,  Sugars,  Spices,  etc..  High  Street,  (J real  Falls,  N. 
II. — There  is  no  question  but  liiat  the  taste  of  the  com- 
munity has  been  educated  up  to  a  point  where  the  diller- 
ence  between  superior  and  inferior  teas,  coffees  and  spices 
can  be  readily  detected,  for  there  is  a  conslantly  increasing 
demand  Ibr  really  desirable  goods  of  this  kind,  while  the 
inferior  grades  once  so  popular,  are  rapidly  becoming 
practically  imsalable.  Mr.  S.  C.  Ilorne,  dealer  in  choice 
family  groceries,  leas,  coffees,  sugars,  spices  etc.,  is  en- 
titled to  much  credit  for  enabling  the  residents  of  this 
section  to  become  familiar  with  these  choice  goods,  for  he 
lias  handled  them  for  several  years.  He  began  operations 
here  in  1880,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Plumnier  k, 
Home.  In  1887,  .Mr.  Home  became  sole  proprietor.  He 
is  a  native  of  this  place,  and  we  need  hanlly  say  has  a 
large  circle  of  friends  here.  His  store  is  large,  being 
25x50  feel  in  dimensions,  and  he  also  occupies  a  basement 
for  some  of  his  stock.  Visitors  may  always  find  a  large 
and  varied  stock  to  choose  from,  the  goods  being  war- 
ranted to  prove  as  represented,  while  the  prices  are  won- 
derfully low,  quality  considered.  A  large  bnsiiess  is  done 
here,  and  his  trade  is  steadily  growing.  Mr.  Home  has 
been   a  member  of  the  school  committee. 


Mrs.  A.  H.  Webber,  Pure  Soft  Candies  at  wholesale  and 
retail,  made  fresh  every  day.  Old  fashioned  Molasses 
Candy  a  specialty.  Fore  Street,  Great  Falls  N.  H. — 
There  are  very  few  people  but  what  are  fond  of  nice  con- 
fectionery, that  is  when  it  is  made  of  first  class  materials 
and  is  properly  flavored  and  invitingly  displayed.  It  is 
very  easy  to  get  such  articles  if  you  only  know  where  to 
go  for  them.  Mrs.  A.  H.  Webber,  who  keeps  a  store  on 
Fore  street,  is  a  wliolesale  and  retail  dealer  in  pure  soft 
candies  that  are  made  fresli  every  day.  as  Jlrs.  Webber 
makes  her  own  candy.  She  also  has  a  fine  assortment  of 
bread,  cake  and  pastry,  and  her  ice  cream  will  bear  com- 
parison with  any  in  this  vicinity.  Mrs.  Webber  has 
recently  enlarged  her  business  by  opening  a  dining  room, 
where  she  will  furnish  meals  at  all  hours  and  also  table 
board  for  regular  boarders.  In  her  store  she  makes  a 
specialty  of  old-fashioned  molasses  candy,  for  which  she 
has  become  well  known.  The  premises  occupied  are 
20x40  feet  in  dimensions.  Careful  assistants  are  em- 
ployed that  customers  may  be  promptly  attended  to.  Jlrg. 
Webber,  who  is  a  native  of  Boston,  .Mass..  commenced 
business  here  in  1889,  and  the  large  and  increasing  patron- 
age which  she  has  gained  proves  that  she  understands  her 
business  and  has  served  her  customers  in  a  satisfactory 
manner.     Her  stock  is  kept  fresh  and  her  prices  moderate. 

Hurd  &  Grant,  dealers  in  Family  Groceries.  Flour, 
Corn,  Meal,  Pork,  Lard,  Molasses.  Cash  paid  for  Country 
Produce.  Opposite  No.  3  Mill,  Main  Street,  Great  Falls. 
N.  II — The  business  conducted  by  Messrs.  Hurd  &  Grant 
is  located  opposite  No.  2  Mill,  Main  street.  For  many 
j'cars  it  has  held  a  deservedl}'  high  reputation  for  furnish- 
ing first  class  family  groceries.  The  business  was  founded 
in  1873  by  Cowell  &  Hurd,  who  were  succeeded  in  1875  by 
Hurd  &  Cate.  In  1888  the  present  proprietors,  Messrs.  E. 
P.  Ilnrd  and  O.  F.  Grant,  assumed  control.  These  gentle- 
men are  both  natives  of  Maine.  Mr.  Hurd  has  been  repre- 
sentative. They  have  spared  no  pains  to  maintain  and 
even  to  increase  the  high  repute  of  Ihe  enterprise,  the 
result  being  that  it  is  constantly  growing  in  popularity, 
and  with  increased  patronage  the  firm  are  enabled  to  offer 
increa.sed  inducements  to  their  customers.  The  premises 
occupied  arc  25x50  feet  in  dimensions.  A  heavy  stock  is 
carried,  includini;  flour,  corn.  meal,  pork,  lard,  mola.sfes, 
8yrui>,  butler,  cheese,  fish,  salt,  sugars,  teas  and  coffees, 
spices,  fruit,  confectionery,  extracts,  and  a  complete  line 
of  family  supplies  These  goods  are  carefully  chosen  and 
are  fully  guaranteed  to  prove  as  repres-ntcd.  The  lowest 
market  rates  are  quoted  on  all  tliese  goods.  Prompt  atten- 
tion is  assured  to  every  caller.  Orders  are  carefully  filled 
and  delivered. 


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LEADING  BUblNESS  MEN  OF  GREAT  FALLS. 


O.  Marin,  Meats  and  Vegetables,  Main  Street,  Great 
Falls,  X.  11— That  the  successful  managuiiieni  of  a  retail 
meat  market  is  by  no  means  the  easy  task  it  may  seem  to 
some  is  not  likely  to  be  disputed  by  any  one  who  lias  had 
a  practical  experience  in  tlie  matter;  for  in  point  of  fact,  to 
80  carry  on  an  establishment  of  this  kind  as  to  lie  prepared 
to  meet  all  of  the  reasonable,  and  not  a  few  of  the  unrea- 
sonable, demands  of  customers,  and  at  the  same  time 
avoid  being  loaded  down  with  an  overstock,  requires  both 
experience  and  brains,  and  cannot  be  accomplished  by 
everybody.  But,  however,  there  are  not  a  few  who  seem 
to  "  have  the  business  down  fine,"  as  the  saying  is,  and 
among  these  due  mention  should  be  made  of  the  market 
conducted  by  Mr.  O.  Marin,  located  on  Main  street.  Great 
Falls.  This  business  was  originally  founded  by  Boucher 
Brothers  in  1887.  they  being  succeeded  in  1890  by  the 
present  proprietor.  This  gentleman  has  already  attained 
a  liberal  patronage,  and  may  be  fairly  considered  as  one  of 
our  representative  business  men.  Mr.  Marin  is  a  native  of 
Canada  by  birth,  and  has  not  a  few  friends  in  this  com- 
munity^ He  is  steadily  adding  to  them  by  the  liberal  and 
enterprising  business  methods  he  makes  constant  use  of, 
and  we  can  strongly  advise  any  one  who  appreciates  first- 
class  provisions  and  square  dealings  to  patronize  Mr. 
Marin,  as  both  of  these  are  assured  to  every  customer. 
Competent  assistants  are  employed,  and  the  stock  of 
meats,  vegetables,  etc..  carried  is  varied  enough  to  satisfy 
all  tastes  and  conditions  of  purses. 

Anson  Ohick,  Picture  Framing  and  Job  Carpentering, 
Washington  Street,  Great  Falls,  N.  H.— It  may  be  safely 
set  down  as  an  invariable  rule  that  it  is  always  best  to  ob- 
tain the  advice  and  assistance  of  a  practical  man  when  an 
enterprise  of  any  importance  is  contemplated,  and  yet, 
obvious  as  this  may  seem,  it  is  often  neglected  by  those 
who  propose  to  build  or  who  require  the  services  of  a  re- 
liable carpenter.  A  reputable  and  experienced  builder  can 
give  many  valuable  hints  as  to  the  details  of  a  plan,  even 
if  it  is  not  desired  to  have  him  draw  it  up  altogether,  and 
it  should  always  be  borne  in  mind  that  alterations  made 
in  a  plan,  alter  contracts  are  signed  and  the  work  is  well 
under  way,  are  apt  to  cost  double  what  they  would  had 
they  been  suggested  in  the  preliminary  stages.  Mr.  Ansel 
Chick  is  a  job  carpenter  as  well  as  a  picture  frame  maker, 
and  is  well  able  to  give  advice  relating  to  the  planning  of 
a  house,  or  the  alterations  that  may  be  desired  in  stores  or 
houses.  Mr.  Chick  does  quite  a  business  making  screen 
doors  and  windows  to  order.  He  is  prepared  to  do  gen- 
eral jobbing,  also  saw  filing,  and  those  desiring  the  ser- 
vices of  a  careful  and  thorough  workman  will  do  well  to 
obtain  such  a  man.  Picture  frames  will  be  made  to  order 
in  a  neat  and  substantial  manner  at  short  notice,  and  at 
moderate  prices.  A  large  variety  of  styles  being  on  hand 
from  which  a  selection  can  be  made,  that  cannot  fail  to 
please  those  who  are  familiar  with  fine  work. 

8.  E.  Pattee,  Livery,  Sale  and  Boarding  Stable,  Orange 
Street.  Great  Falls,  N.  H. — There  are  some  livery  stable 
keepers  who  seem  to  think  that  tlieir  customers  are  either 
millionaires  or  else  are  prepared  to  spend  half  their  earn- 
ings on  horse  hire,  for  the  charges  made  are  away  beyond 
the  means  of  the  most  of  us,  and  the  consequence  is  we 
are  obliged  to  do  without  the  enjoyment  and  lieaUhfulness 
of  driving.  Now,  of  course  it  costs  monej'  to  keep 
horses,  to  pay  help  and  to  maintain  carriages,  harness, 
etc.,  in  good  order,  and  no  sensible  man  e.xpects  to  get 
"something  for  nothing,"  but  still  there  is  reason  in 
everything,  and  many  staljle  keepers  would  make  more 
money  by  charging  lower  prices.  Mr.  S.  E.  Pattee  has 
struck  the  "  happy  medium"  in  his  charges,  for  his  prices 
are  high  enough  ti)  enable  him  to  furni,sh  fir.st  class  turn- 
outs at  a  fair  i)r<ifll  and  at  the  same  time  are  low  enough 
to  suit  anybody  who  doesn't  want  the  earth  for  a  ten-acre 
lot.  It  is  evident  thai  Mr.  Pattee  means  to  do  the  square 
thing  by  his  patrons,  and  his  livery,  sale  and  boarding 
ness  indicate  that  his  policy  is  appreciated.     Mr.  Pat- 


tee is  a  native  of  Goffstown,  N.  H.,  and  has  been  identi- 
fied with  his  present  enterprise  since  1888,  succeeding  at 
that  time  the  firm  of  J.  O.  Lord  &  Son.  He  gives  close 
personal  attention  to  the  supervision  of  affairs,  and  is  pre- 
pared to  let  single  or  double  teams  for  pleasure  or  business 
uses  at  very  reasonable  terms.  The  stable  is  located  on 
Orange  street,  and  callers  may  depend  upon  receiving 
prompt  and  polite  attention  at  all  times.  Horses  are  also 
taken  to  board,  and  will  receive  every  attention  and  care 
requisite  for  their  comfort  and  health.  Special  attention 
being  given  to  selling  horses  for  either  cart  or  driving  pur- 
poses. Many  fine  horses  suitable  for  such  purposes  bemg 
constantly  on  hand. 


A.  B.  Jeneau  &  Co.,  one  price  Clothiers  and  Gents' 
Furnishers.  Corner  Fore  and  Main  Streets,  Great  Falls, 
N.  H. — The  question  of  where  to  get  fashionable,  well 
made  and  durable  clothing  at  the  lowest  market  rates  is 
one  of  great  importance  in  every  civilized  community,  for 
proper  self-respect  prompts  us  to  dress  well,  and  ordinary 
prudence  counsels  us  to  get  the  largest  possible  return  for 
our  money.  A  large  proportion  of  the  residents  of  Great 
Falls  and  vicinity  have  answered  this  question  to  their 
entire  satisfaction  by  making  their  purchases  at  the  estab- 
lishment conducted  by  Messrs.  A.  B.  Jeneau  &  Co.,  and 
all  competent  judges  who  will  examine  the  goods  there 
offered  and  note  the  prices,  will  agree  that  one  might 
easily  go  a  great  deal  farther  and  fare  a  great  deal  worse, 
for  the  stock  is  remarkably  complete  and  attractive  and 
the  prices  are  as  low  as  the  lowest  Messrs.  A.  B.  Jeneau 
&  Co.  founded  their  business  in  Great  Falls  in  1886,  and 
the  clothing  business  under  their  direct  management  is 
maintained  at  a  high  standard  of  efficiency.  The  store  is 
located  on  Main  street  and  covers  an  area  of  some  1300 
square  feet  of  space.  It  is  well  arranged  and  contains  a 
full  line  of  ready-made  clothing,  together  with  a  complete 
assortment  of  gentlemen's  furnishings,  hats,  caps,  trunks 
and  bags.  The  latest  fashionable  novelties  are  well  repre- 
sented and  the  goods  are  sold  strictly  on  their  merits  and 
at  bottom  prices.  Five  competent  and  well  informed 
assistants  are  employed,  and  every  caller  is  assured  courte- 
ous, as  well  as  prompt  attention. 


Belleville  &  Daigle,  dealers  in  Groceries  and  Provisions, 
Flour,  Fruit  and  Confectionery,  cor.  Franklin  and  Union 
Streets,  Great  Falls,  N.  H. — There  is  often  as  much  in- 
genuity shown  in  explaining  the  success  as  in  accounting 
for  the  failure  of  a  business  enterprise,  but  when  an  under- 
taking has  been  successful!}'  conducted  for  several  years  it 
is  always  safe  to  assume  that  its  popularity  is  due  to  solid 
merit  Such  is  the  case  with  that  now  carried  on  under 
the  firm  name  of  Belleville  &  Daigle,  for  this  enterprise 
was  inaugurated  by  Messrs.  Gagmon  &  Demers  in  1882. 
In  1887,  Mr.  O.  Demers  assumed  fhe  entire  management  of 
the  business,  and  so  conducted  it  until  1890,  when  he  was 
succeeded  by  the  present  firm  of  Belleville  &  Daigle,  who 
now  hold  a  leading  position  among  similar  undertakings 
in  this  section  of  the  State.  The  gentlemen  comprising 
this  firm  are  Mr.  Fred.  Belleville  and  Mr.  Napoleon  Dai- 
gle, both  natives  of  Canada,  and  are  energetic  and  reliable 
business  men.  The  jjremises  are  located  at  the  corner  of 
Franklin  and  Union  streets,  and  cover  an  area  of  2400 
square  feet,  and  are  fully  occupied  by  a  heavy  and  com- 
plete stock  of  groceries,  provisions,  flour,  fruit  and  con- 
fectionery of  the  best  quality.  The  policy  which  has 
made  this  enterprise  so  prominent  among  Great  Falls' 
mercantile  undertakings  is  followed  to-day  as  strictly  as 
ever,  and  when  one  has  remarked  the  reliability  of  the 
goods,  the  lowness  of  the  prices,  and  the  promptness  and 
accuracy  of  the  service,  he  is  not  obliged  to  ask  what  that 
policy  is,  nor  need  he  be  told  that  its  ettect  is  to  assure 
entire  satisfaction  to  every  reasonable  customer.  Em- 
ployment is  given  to  three  competent  assistants,  and  all 
orders  are  assured  immediate  and  careful  nllcntion. 


LEADING  BUBINE88  MEN  OF  ORB  AT  FALLS. 


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John  Martin,  Boots  and  Shoes,  30  Market  Street.     Pro- 
(prielor  of  the  "  Somerworth  Mineral  Spring,"  Great  Falls, 
N.  II. — It  is  always  provoking  to  be  imposed  upon,  but 
•especially  so  when  you  are  purchasing  anything  in  the  line 
of  foot  wear,  for  one's  comfort  is  so  dependent  upon  the 
•quality  and  tit  of  the  boots  or  shoes  worn,  that  unsatis- 
factory foot-wear  is  enough  to  make  the  best  natured  man 
"crank}'."     Hence  one  way  to  maintain  that  even,  good 
temper  which  makes  friends,  prolongs  life  and  is  one  of 
the  most  valuable  possessions  a  man  can  have,  is  to  buy 
your  boots,  shoes  and  rubbers  of  Mr.  John  Martin,  who 
.has  a  newly  lilted  up  store  at  No.  30  Market  street,  where 
he  has  a  complete  and  carefully  chosen  stock  of  boots, 
shoes,   slippers  and  rubbers,   suited  to  all  needs  in  size, 
widths  and  quality,  adapted  to  all  ages,  all  occupations, 
both  fcxcs  aud  all  tastes,  and  he  sells  them  for  what  they 
are,  giving  every  customer  the  bottom  facts  regarding  the 
..giiods,  and  also  bottom  prices.     Mr.  Martin  is  a  native  of 
Vermont,  but  has  long  resided  in  Great  Falls.     He  opened 
'this  store  in  1890,  but  was  formerly  in  the  same  line  of 
trade  in  this  town  ;  the  store  now  occupied  is  20  X  *>0  feet 
in  size  aud   is  conveniently   fitted  up  for  this   business. 
Mr.    Martin   is  the  owner  of   a  valuable   mineral   spring 
localed  on  his  place,  but  a  few  moments'  walk  from  the 
-deiwt.     The  water  comes  boiling  up  out  of  the  earth  from 
a   white,   sandy  bottom,   is  cold,  of  pleasant   taste,    but 
medicinal  in  its  effect.     Many  in  this  vicinity  have  tested 
its  mtrit  and  give  uniiualified  testimony  ot  its  virtues.     It 
■is  the  purpose  of  Mr.   Martin  to  introduce  this  valuable 
-spring  to  the  public  so  that  its  benefit  may  be  enjoyed  by 
thousands  who  now  are  ignorant  of  its  benefit. 

Charles   H.  Mellen,   wholesale    and     retail    dealer    in 
■Groceries  and  Provisions,  Flour,  Tea,  Coffee   and  Spices, 
Market  Street,    Great  Falls,    N.   H.— The   wholesale  and 
'retail  grocery  bu-iness  is  not  one  to  be  chosen  by  a  man 
•who  dislikes  e.xertion,  for  if  there  is  a  business  outside  of 
■Bawingwood  or  shoveling  dirt  that  demands  hard  work 
and  plenty  of  it  from  those  carrying  it  on,  it  is  just  that 
which  we  have  mentioned.     This  may  .seem  an  extreme 
statement  to  those  who  have  not    'been  there,"  but  we 
have  no  fear  that  anyone  who  has  had  any  personal  expe- 
rience in  the  trade  will  contradict  us  in  the  slightest  degree. 
Grocers  who  really  strive  to  accommodate  their  patrons 
•earn  every  cent  they  make,  and  it  is  therefore  with  pleas- 
•ure  that  we  note  the  prosperity  of  Mr.  Charles  H.  Mellen, 
who  succeeded  Mr.  Moses  Weeks  in  business  in  1889.     Mr. 
Mellen  has  conscientiously  endeavored  to  render  an  ade- 
■quate   equivalent   for  every  cent   paid  to  him  and   fully 
deserves  the  laige  measure  of  success  he  has  attained.     His 
store  is  located  on   Market  street  and  covers  an  area  of 
some  1,200  square  feet.     A  large  stock  is  carried,  includ- 
ing groceries  and  provisions  of  all  descriptions,  flour,  tea, 
coffee  and  spices.     With  a  well  stocked  and  well  equipped 
store,  with  every  facility  for  handling  goods  economically 
and   expeditiously,  customers   can    rely  on   having   their 
orders  promptly  filled.     Mr.  Mellen  is  a  native  of  Great 
Falls  and  is  one  of  our  most  energetic  and  public  spirited 
local  dealers  and  one  who  has  the  respect  and  confidence 
of  the  people  in  general. 

B.  Etter,  Artistic  Photographer,  Market  Square,  Great 
Falls,  N.  H.— The  eminent  painter  who  replied  "  with 
brains,  sir,"  when  asked  with  what  he  mixed  his  colors  in 
order  to  obtain  the  wonderful  effects  noticeable  in  his 
work,  concisely  stated  a  truth  which  is  too  often  over- 
looked. Want  of  ability  is  not  to  be  compensated  for  by 
the  most  improved  facilities,  and  this  principle  applies  as 
forcibly  to  the  work  of  the  photographer  as  to  that  of  the 
artist  in  colors.  Anybody  can  procure  photographic  ap- 
paratus, and,  by  the  way.  about  everybody  nowadays  does 
do  so,  but  to  attain  artistic  results  in  photography  is  quite 
another  matter.  Therefore,  when  we  say  that  Mr.  H.  Ktter 
•is  an  artistic  photographer  and  has  the  latest  improved 
^apparatus  .it  his  studio,  we  by  no  means  explain  the  great 
--success  he  meets  with  in  making  accurate  and  beautifully 


finished  portraits  ;  but  when  we  add  that  he  "  mixes 
brains"  with  his  chemicals  the  cause  of  his  success  be- 
comes evident.  Mr.  B.  Etter,  who  is  a  native  of  Nova 
Scotia,  succeeded  Mr.  John  H.  Parker  in  the  proprietor- 
ship of  tlie  studio  in  question  in  18K7.  He  carries  on  this 
work  in  all  its  branches.  Portraits  will  be  copied  and  en- 
larged and  finished  as  desired.  The  scale  of  prices  will 
be  found  to  be  remarkably  moderate,  considering  the  ex- 
cellence of  the  work.  Two  assistants  are  employed  that 
orders  may  be  filled  at  short  notice,  satisfaction  being 
guaranteed  in  every  instance.  All  kinds  and  styles  of 
picture  frames  are  furnished  to  order  at  short  notice. 


Peter  Guilmet,  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  Grocer- 
ies, Provisions,  Beef,  Mutton,  Pork,  Lamb,  Poultry, 
Tripe,  Sausages,  Butter,  Cheese,  Eggs,  etc.  Also  Fresh 
Fruit  and  Vegetables  of  all  kinds  in  their  season,  corner 
Franklin  and  Main  Streets,  Great  Falls,  N.  II  —The  house 
of  Peter  Guilmet  enjoys  an  enviable  reputation  in  con- 
nection with  the  sale  of  groceries,  provisions,  meats,  etc., 
and  on  visiting  the  store  carried  on  by  this  gentleman  at 
the  corner  of  Franklin  and  Main  streets,  it  soon  becomes 
evident  that  his  reputation  is  well  deserved,  for  one  meets 
with  prompt  and  courteous  attention,  and  the  slock  on 
hand  to  choose  from  is  certainly  large  and  varied  enough  to 
suit  the  most  critical  taste.  It  embraces  the  leading 
brands  of  groceries  and  provisions,  as  well  as  a  superior 
quality  of  meats  of  all  kiuds,  with  fresh  fruits  and  vege- 
tables in  their  seasons,  of  excellent  variety.  The 
goods  are  all  right,  the  prices  are  all  right, 
and  the  service  is  all  right,  so  the  natural  con- 
clusion is  that  Mr.  Guilmet  must  be  doing  a  very  large 
wholesale  and  rct'iil  business — a  conclusion  which  we  are 
happy  to  say  is  fully  warranted  by  the  facts.  Mr.  Guilmet 
began  operations  in  1879.  and  his  trade  has  been  steadily 
developing  ever  since  He  is  a  native  of  Canada,  and  is 
widely  known  in  social  as  well  as  mercantile  circles. 
Giving  close  personal  attention  and  employing  five  com 
petent  assistants,  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  orders 
are  promptly  filled  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  his  cus- 
tomers. 


J.  H.  Beacham  &  Son,  Life,  Fire  and  Accident  Insur- 
ance, Central  Building.  Great  Falls,  N.  H.— There  are 
but  few  business  men  in  a  position  to  personally  investi- 
gate the  soundness  of  the  claims  made  by  the  various 
fire,  life  and  accident  insurance  companies,  and,  there- 
fore, it  is  obvious  that  a  competent  and  reputable 
insurance  broker,  who  has  made  a  special  study  of  the 
subject,  is,  in  a  certain  sense,  indispensable  to  a  com- 
munity, as  he  is  competent  to  give  valuable  advice  and 
information  regarding  the  companies  that  will  best  suit 
the  individual  requirements  of  his  patrons,  and  offer 
valuable  suggestions  to  those  who  consult  him.  The 
firm  of  J.  H.  Beacham  &  Son  are  doing  this,  and  the 
very  extensive  business  they  enjoy  is  sufficient  evidence 
that  the  public  appreciate  I  lie  courteous  and  liberal  meth- 
ods pursued  by  this  firm.  The  firm  is  composed  of  Mr. 
John  H.  Beacham,  Wolfboro.  who  has  for  many  years  been 
engaged  in  the  business,  and  his  son,  ilr.  John  L.  Beacham, 
the  junior  partner,  who  has  charge  of  the  ofl3ce  at  No.  7 
Central  Building,  flr.?at  Falls,  N.  H  The  firm  also  have 
a  branch  office  in  Cloutinan's  Block,  Farmington,  N  H., 
while  the  main  offices  are  in  Goodman's  Block,  Wolfboro. 
The  firm  do  a  general  insurance  business  in  life,  fire  and 
accident,  and  are  prepared  to  place  risks  in  first-class 
companies  on  the  most  favorable  terms,  and  claims  and 
losses  are  adjusted  promptly.  Messrs.  J.  H  Beacham 
&  Son  represeut  both  stock  and  mutual  companies,  their 
list  including  some  of  the  strongest  companies  in  the 
world.  Any  information  regarding  life,  fire  or  accident 
insurance  is  gratuitously  given  on  tqiplication,  by  mall 
or  in  person. 


Sullivan  Square. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  BERWICK,  ME. 


The  town  of  Berwick  was  originally  a  p;irt  of  the  ancient  town  of  Kittery  and  was  set  apart  and? 
incorporated  under  its  present  name  in  1713.  Since  that  date  the  size  of  the  township  has  been 
greatly  reduced  ;  South  Berwick  being  taken  from  the  south  side,  in  1814,  and  North  Berwick  from 
the  northeastern  side,  in  1831.  A  small  portion  of  York  was  annexed  in  1854.  The  present  town  is 
bounded  on  the  north  by  Lebanon  ;  on  the  east  by  North  Berwick  ;  on  the  south  by  South  Ber- 
wick, and  on  the  west  by  the  towns  of  Rochester,  Somersworth  and  Rollinsford  which  are  in  New 
Hampshire,  being  separated  from  Berwick  by  the  Salmon  Falls  River,  on  which  is  located  the 
village  of  Berwick  in  which  the  bufiiness  of  the  town  is  concentrated.  The  stream  is  crossed  by  a 
bridge  of  100  feet  span,  and  the  railway  station  is  on  the  New  Hampshire  side,  on  the  line  of  the 
Portsmouth,  Great  Falls  &  Conway  Railroad. 

Berwick  village  began  to  be  a  manufacturing  centre  about  1854  and  its  growth,  especially  during 
the  past  score  of  years,  has  been  both  rapid  and  steady.  Police  protection  has  been  provided  since 
1849  and  a  fire  department  was  established  in  1873  ;  while  the  educational  facilities  are  excellent,  the 
schools  being  liberally  supported  and  very  efficiently  managed. 

One  of  the  most  prominent  of  the  public  buildings  is  Odd  Fellows  Hall,  dedicated  in  1879.  This 
is  a  fine  brick  edifice,  three  stories  in  height  and  thirty-two  by  fifty-five  feet  in  dimensions.  It  is 
utilized  by  Echo  Lodge,  No.  52,  and  Golden  Gate  Encampment,  No.  24  ;  both  these  having  been 
instituted  in  1876.  Another  flourishing  society,  the  Independent  Order  of  Good  Templars,  is  repre- 
sented by  Wilson  Lodge,  No.  75,  organized  in  1878. 

Saw  mills  were  erected  on  the  site  of  the  village  at  a  very  early  date  and  wood-working  is  still 
quite  extensively  carried  on  ;  the  local  establishments  including  a  sash  and  door  factory,  a  bobbin 
factory,  a  modern  equipped  sawmill,  etc.,  as  well  as  a  large  tannery,  reed  and  harness  factories,  iron 
and  steel  shops,  soap  factories,  carriage  factories,  marble  works,  etc. 

There  are  also  some  excellent  stores  in  the  village,  including  a  very  successful  co-operative  store 
established  by  the  Sovereigns  of  Industry,  in  1874. 

The  majority  of  the  dwelling  houses  have  been  erected  since  1870  and  are  consequently  modern 
in  style  as  well  as  neat  and  attractive  in  appearance.     In  short,  both  as  regards  public  and  private- 
buildings,  Berwick  makes  a  very  favorable  showing  and  has  no  reason  to  fe.ar  comparison  with  any 
village  of  no  greater  population. 


Leading  Business 


Men  of  Berwick,  Me. 


S.  p.  Home  <&,  Co.,  manufacturers  of  and  dealers  in 
■Ready-Made   Doors,    Sash,    lilinds   and   Mouldings ;    also 

•Stair  Work  and  Brackets  of  all  si/.es,  Berwick  Side,  Great 
Falls.  N.  H. — The  importance  of  placing  building  con 
tracts  with  reliabU'  and  responsible  parties  cannot  be  over 

■estimated,  for  tlie  most  carefully  prepared  plans  and 
speciticatious  will  not  protect  the  interests  of  tlie  builders 
if  llieir  carrying  out  be  entrusted  to  incompetent,  careless 

•or  dishonest  hands.  Therefore  the  residents  of  Great 
Falls  and  vicinity  have  reason  to  congratulate  themselves 

■on  having  bo  dependable  a  firm  as  that  of  S.  P.  Ilorne  & 
Co.  to  place  their  orders  with,  especially  as  this  house  is 
prepared  to  figure  very  closely  on  all  work  submitted. 
This  business  was  started  by  Mr.  S.  P.  Ilorne.  who  is  a 
native  o(  Rochester,  N.  H,.  and  carried  on  until  ISSfi, 
when  lie  took  in  as  partner,  Mr   W.  L.  Huttertield,  a  native 

■of  Vermont.  The  shop,  located  on  the  Berwick  side,  con- 
■sists  of  a  building  two  stories  and  attic,  2.5  X  40,  and  store- 
'house,  employing  six  men  and  having  a  ten  horse-power 

■engine  to  turn  out  all  their  mouldings,  doors,  window 
frames,  blinds,  etc.,  etc.  Orders  for  jobbing  work  will  be 
■filled  at  short  notice  in  a  satisfactory  manner  and  at  mod- 

•erate  prices,  the  proprietors  giving  their  personal  supervis- 
ion to  all. 

L.  M.  Nute,  Shoe  Manufacturer,  Berwick  Side,  Great 
Falls,  N.  II. — This  business  was  founded  in  1870  by 
Messrs.  L.  M.  and  D.  II.  Nute,  and  changed  in  188'2  to  the 
present  proprietor  who  is  a  native  of  Milton,  N.  H..  and 
very  well  and  favorably  known.  Ueali/.ing  Ih'it  there  is  a 
continuous  demand  among  the  trade  for  durable  and 
thoroughly-m  ule  footwear  at  fair  prices  he  lias  endeavored 
to  fully  meet  it.  Ilis  shop  compri.^es  three  stories,  30x17.5 
feet  in  dimensions,  with  a  fifteen  horse-power  engine  and 
■well  equipped  with  every  facility  in  the  way  of  new 
machinery,  etc.,  for  doing  the  best  work.  He  gives 
employment  to  from  100  to  1.50  people,  turning  out  about 
1000  pairs  per  day  of  men's,  boys'  and  youths'  ralf  buff  and 
flesh  splil-slioes.  The  largest  orders  can  be  tilled  at  short 
notice.  Mr.  Nute  has  an  office  in  B  >ston  at  2>i  High 
«treet,  where  samples  are  shown,  but  he  is  always  pleased 
"to  see  visitors  at  the  factor}',  where  they  receive  courteous 
attention,  and  to  which  place  all  miil  orders  should  be 
addressed. 

James  W.  Harriman,  Machinist  ;  all  kinds  of  Hepairing 
■done  in  the  best  mechanical  style,  and  at  very  reasonable 
rates  ;  Steam,  (ias  and  Water  Piping  a  Specialty  ;  Berwick 
Side,  Great  Falls,  N.  II.— One  of  the  best  places  to  get 
machine  repairing  of  any  kind  done  with  whi<h  we  are 
familiar  is  at  the  shop  carried  on  by  Mr.  James  W.  Harri- 
man at  Great  Falls  on  the  Berwick  side,  for  this  is  a  very 
■well-equipped  establishment  and  Mr.  Harriman  is  an 
•expert  machinist,  eniploys  experienced  help,  and  spares  no 
pains  to  thoroughlv  satisfy  every  customer.  He  is  a 
'native  of  Great  Falls,  an<l  in  1890  succeeded  Messrs.  H. 
W.  Pierce  &  Son,  who  had  carried  on  the  bui^lness  since 
1887.  While  doing  all  kinds  of  repairing  in  the  very  best 
style  and  at  moderate  rates,  Mr.  Harriman  makes  a  spe- 
•cialty  of  steam,  gas  and  water  piping  and  of  the  building 
of  pipe  fence  for  graves,  lots  and  enclosures  of  any  kind, 
being  prepared  to  fill  orders  at  very  short  notice.  He  is 
agent  for  stationary  engines  and  boilers  of  the  most 
-approved  type  and  also  for  the  Spence  hot  water  healer. — 
•  conceded  to  have  no  superior  in  its  special  line.  Mr. 
Harriman  is  making  a  specialty  of  this  branch.  Turned 
and  cold  rolled  steel  shafting  is  also  dealt  in  to  a  consider- 
able extent,  and  all  kinds  of  mill  work  and  supplies  will 
be  furnished  at  jirices  as  low  as  the  lowest  in  every 
tinstanoe. 


Grant's  Hotel,  E.  Grant,  Proprietor,  H.  W.  Niles, 
Clerk.  Free  Conveyance  to  and  from  Depots.  Berwick 
side.  Great  Falls.  N.  11.— Great  Falls  is  one  of  the  most 
attractive  towns  in  New  Hampshire,  and  as  it  is  also  quite 
a  business  centre,  it  is  visited  by  many  strangers  at  all  sea- 
sons of  the  year.  Under  these  circumstances  the  question 
of  hotel  accommodations  assumes  no  little  impurtance,  and 
it  is  perfectl}'  safe  to  assert  that  the  enviable  reputation 
Great  Falls  enjoys  among  non-residents  is  due  to  the  nature 
of  the  accommodations  provided  at  Grant's  Hotel,  for  this 
is  a  well  managed  establishment.  The  proprietor.  Mr.  E. 
Grant,  is  a  native  of  Acton,  Maine,  and  has  been  Id  business 
since  1873.  He  spares  no  pains  to  secure  the  comfort  of 
guests  and  together  with  his  genial  head  clerk,  Mr.  il.  W. 
Nile-),  employs  a  stall'  of  seven  assistants,  so  that  the  hotel 
and  its  appointments  are  kejit  in  first  class  condition  and 
the  service  is  uniformly  prompt  and  dependable.  The 
Grant  Hotel  is  very  pleasantly  located  (in  the  Berwick 
Side,  and  can  accommodate  some  thiity  people.  The 
table  is  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  seasonable  food  at 
all  limes,  and  the  terms  of  the  house  are  very  reasonable. 

John  C.  Nutter,  manufacturer  of  and  denier  in  Doors, 
Sashes,  lilinds,  etc  .  Sullivan  Scpiare,  Berwick,  Me. — One 
of  the  most  fruitful  causes  of  discontent  and  even  anger  in 
the  occupancy  of  a  new  bouse  is  to  be  found  in  the  liabil- 
ity of  the  doors  and  sashes  to  "bind"  and  "stick"  so 
firmly  in  some  oses  as  to  defy  all  efforts  to  stir  them. 
Now  of  course  this  is  at  times  unavoidable  owing  to  a 
var  ety  of  causes  which  it  is  unnecessary  to  mention  here, 
but  in  many  instances  the  true  explanation  of  the  difficulty 
is  to  be  found  in  the  defective  cimstruclion  of  the  doors 
and  sashes  themselves  These  defects  niaj'  be  in  the  work- 
manship, or  they  may  be  in  the  stock  used,  but  in  either 
case  they  occasion  much  annoyance  which  might  easily 
have  been  entirely  obviated,  had  well  made  articles  been 
purchased  originally.  The  productions  of  Mr.  .lohn  Nut- 
ter, doing  business  on  Sullivan  8(|uare,  will  be  found  to  be 
always  satisfactory  and  reliable  and  it  is  owing  to  the 
growing  appreciation  of  this  fact  that  his  business  shows  a 
marked  and  steady  increase.  This  business  was  founded 
by  Nutter  &  Tibbets,  who  were  succeeded  in  ls.17  by  Mr. 
John  C.  Nutter.  Mr.  Nutter  is  a  dealer  in  and  manufact- 
urer of  doors,  sashes,  blinds,  etc.,  the  best  of  work  beio); 
done  and  strict  attention  paid  to  the  quality  of  the  stock 
used.  Orders  will  be  filled  at  short  notice,  and  the  work 
will  be  guaranteed  salisfac'ory. 


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LEADING  BUi^lNBSS  MEN  OF  BERWICK. 


ORRIN  KNOX, 

Wholesale  dealer  in  Country  Produce;  Retail  dealer  in  Family  Groceries. 


Itaitroad    ^tlilcagc    TickelN    Boiiglil,    Sold    and    Keiilccl. 


SULLIVAN    SQUARK, 


BERW^IOK.   MAINE^ 


A.  B.  Spencer,  dealer  in  Choice  Family  Groceries, 
Country  Produce,  Flour,  Grain,  etc.:  also  Furnishing 
Undertaker  and  manufacturer  of  and  dealer  in  Burial 
Caskets  and  Coffins  ;  Sullivan  Square,  Berwick,  Maine 
— Mr.  A.  B.  Spencer  is  a  nalive  of  Berwick,  Maine, 
and  started  Ihe  urulcrtaking  business  in  ISOS.  havintt 
become  so  thoroughly  i(ientitic<l  with  Ihe  best  inti-rc!-ls  of 
the  town,  is  looked  upon  as  a  representative  citizen,  in 
the  full  sense  of  the  word,  having  served  in  the  army  and 
holding  the  position  as  town  treasurer.  Mr.  Spencer  has 
bad  long  ami  varied  experience  as  a  funeral  director,  and 
is  prepared  to  till  all  orders  entrusted  to  him  in  that  capac- 
ity wilh  lidelily,  intelligence  and  despatch.  He  will 
assume  entire  cli.irjje  of  funerals  and  furnish  everything 
that  is  required,  his  facilities  enabling  him  to  execute  all 
commissions  at  very  sluut  notice  and  at  uniformly  moder- 
ate rales.  He  retails  and  wholesales  in  coffins,  occupying 
a  store  three  stories  high,  30  X  55  feet  in  size,  and  always 
carrying  a  varied  and  large  stock  of  funeral  and  undertak- 
ing niateiials  and  employing  .some  five  assistants.  In  1886 
Mr.  Spencer  combined  with  his  other  business  a  large 
choice  family  grocery  store,  located  at  Sullivan  square, 
and  his  stock  is  always  complete  in  ever3'  department,  and 
sufficient  asiistiince  is  employed  to  assure  prompt,  careful, 
and  polite  attention  to  every  caller,  while  he  is  in  a  posi- 
tion to  quote  the  lowest  market  prices  on  all  the  commod- 
ities dealt  io. 


Jesse  R.  Home,  manufacturer,. 
wholesale  and  retail  dealer  m» 
Hemlock,  Pine  and  Spruce  Tim- 
ber and  Boards  of  all  kinds. 
Sawing,  Planing,  Jointing^. 
Matching  and  Box  making,. 
Packing  Boxes,  etc.,  Berwick. 
Side,  Great  Falls,  N.  H.— The- 
extensive  mill  and  box  factory- 
carried  on  by  Mr.  Jesse  R.  Horner 
is  located  in  Berwick  but  may- 
be classed  among  Great  Falls*' 
establishments  for  Mr.  Home- 
lives  here  and  has  for  years,  at 
one  time  rei)resenting  Great; 
Falls  in  the  State  legislature. 
He  was  born  in  Rochester,  N. 
H.,  and  has  been  identified  with.- 
his  present  enterprise  for  mora- 
than  fifteen  years.  The  prem- 
ises utilized  by  him  are  two- 
stories  in  height  and  55  X  70> 
feet  in  dimensions,  and  are  fitted, 
up  with  an  elaborate  plant  ol 
improved  wood- working  ma- 
chinery, driven  by  an  engine  of;' 
seventy  five  horse  power.  Mr. 
Home  is  a  laige  manufacturer 
of  packing  boxes,  his  facilities, 
being  such  as  to  enable  him  to- 
lueet  all  honorable  compelition; 
by  furnishing  boxes  of  standard, 
quality  at  the  li  west  market  rates.  Sawing  and  planing 
without  undue  delay,  employment  being  given  to  from  six- 
teen to  twenty  five  assistants.  Mr.  Home  deals  extensively 
in  lumber  and  can  furnish  it  in  any  desired  quantity  at  the- 
lowest  market  rates. 

L.  E.  Grant,  Physician  and  Druggist,  Berwick,  Me. — 
It  would  be  difficult  to  find  an  establishiuent  of  more  gen- 
uine value  to  the  community  than  that  cariied  on  by  Mr. 
L.  E.  Grant,  who  being  a  native  of  Candia,  N.  H.,  started 
this  undertaking  in  1888,  and  under  his  able  management 
has  largely  developed  into  a  successful  trade;  drugs,  med- 
icines and  chemicals  are  supplied  at  both  wholesale  and 
retail  at  the  lowest  rates  that  can  be  named  on  first  class 
goods,  and  as  the  filling  of  prescriptions  is  given  especial 
attenticui,  customers  may  feel  assured  of  their  favors  being- 
appreeiiiled  and  of  their  oiders  being  handled  with  that 
skill  and  accuracy  so  desirable  in  I hi.s  connection.  Every 
precaution  is  observed  that  will  tend  to  reduce  the  liability 
of  error  to  the  smallest  possible  amcjunt,  and  every  facility 
is  at  hand  thai  can  aid  in  attaining  this  result.  Mr.  Grant 
is  moderate  I'li  his  charges,  and  certainly  has  solved  thfr- 
problem  of  combining  reliable  service  with  jmpular  prices. 
Stationery,  choice  brands  of  cigars  iind  toljacco  and  drug- 
gists' sundries,  fornix  another  imjwrtant  department  of  hi»- 
busine=s.  The  stock  c.-u-ried  is  fresh  and  acceptable,  two- 
assistanls  are  em  ployed,  customers  are  treated  with  courtesjr 
and  consideration.     His  store  is  15  X  40  feet  in  size. 


r)AM  AND  Stone  Bridge,  Kociiestkr. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  ROCHESTF.R. 


Lines  of  railroad  as  represented  on  a  map  have  been  described  as  "  index  fingers,  pointing  out  the 
more  prosperous  and  important  towns  and  villages,"  and  by  following  their  indications  on  the  map  of 
Strafford  county,  even  one  entirely  unacquainted  with  that  section  cannot  fail  to  appreciate  to  some 
degree  at  least  the  comparative  importance  of  Rochester,  for  railroads  enter  tliat  town  from  six 
different  directions  and  form  a  junction  at  and  near  Rochester  village.  From  the  north  comes  the 
Portsmouth,  Great  Falls  and  Conway  Railroad,  starting  at  Conway  where  connection  is  made  with  the 
railway  systems  of  Vermont,  Xew  York,  Canada  and  the  West  and  Northwest  ;  from  the  northwest 
comes  the  Dover  and  Winnipesaukee  Railroad,  starting  at  Alton  Bay  at  the  southern  extremity  of 
Lake  Winnipesaukee,  where  connection  is  made  with  steamers  to  and  from  all  the  lake  ports,  and  with 
the  Lake  Shore  Railroad,  a  branch  of  Concord  and  Montreal  system  ;  from  the  northeast  comes  the 
Portland  and  Rochester  Railroad,  giving  direct  communication  with  Portland,  and  extending  from 
Rochester  in  a  southerly  and  south-easterly  direction  under  the  name  of  the  Nashua  and  Rochester 
Railroad  to  Nashua,  N.  II.,  and  thence  to  Worcester,  Mass.  The  Portsmouth,  Great  Falls  and 
Conway  Railroad  takes  a  south-easterly  course  from  Rochester  and  joins  the  Boston  and  lyiaine 
Railroad  at  Rollinsford  Junction,  and  the  Dover  and  Winnipesaukee  Railroad  proceeds  south  to  Dover 
and  thence  under  the  name  of  the  Portsmouth  and  Dover  Railroad  to  Portsmouth.  All  these 
railroads  are  included  in  the  great  Boston  and  Maine  system  and  by  them  Rochester  is  given  direct 
communication  with  all  parts  of  this  country  and  Canada. 

Being  directly  on  the  line  of  travel  between  the  sea-shore  and  mountain  resorts  an  immense 
passenger  traffic  ])as8es  through  the  town  during  the  vacation  season,  and  at  all  times  of  year  the 
passenger  and  frcfight  services  are  frequent  and  efficient. 

It  is  obvious  that  a  town  so  situated  must  offer  many  advantages  for  the  carrying  on  of  great 
manufacturing  enterprises  and  for  the  conducting  of  mercantile  undertakings,  and  the  magnitude  and 
high  standing  of  the  industrial  and  commercial  establishments  of  Rochester  show  that  thesi-  advan- 
tages are  largely  and  successfully  availed  of,  while  the  steady  growth  of  the  town  in  population  and 
in  wealth  proves  that  it  lias  hardly  l)egun  to  reach  its  ultimate  development,  and  gives  ground   lor  the 


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HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  ROCHESTER. 


f .  r^rrti 


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High   School,    Rochester. 


prediction  that  the  early  pari  of  the 
coming  century  will  see  Rochester  occu- 
pying a  prominent  position  among  New- 
Hampshire's  cities.  There  is  certainly  no 
good  reason  why  such  should  not  be  the 
case  for  no  community  has  better  trans- 
portation facilities,  none  gives  more 
cordial  welcome  and  assistance  to  deserv- 
ing new  enterprises,  and  few  towns  are 
more  healthfully  located  or  are  inhabited 
by  a  more  law-abiding,  sociable  and 
agreeable  people.  Low  cost  of  living, 
remunerative  employment  in  varied 
industries,  and  healthful  climatic  and 
hygienic  conditions  will  do  much  to  build 
up  any  community  and  all  these  are  to  be 
found  in  the  Rochester  of  to-day. 

The  town  lies  in  the  eastern  part  of 
of  Strafford  County  and  is  separated  from 
Maine  by  the  Salmon  Falls  River,  this 
stream  forming  Rochester's  eastern  boundary,  while  Farmington  and  Milton  bound  it  on  the  north  ; 
Somersworth,  Dover  and  Barrington  on  the  south,  and  Barrington,  Strafford  and  Farmington  on  the 
west.  The  township  is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  county  and  contains  three  villages  :  Rochester, 
East  Rochester,  and  Gonic. 

Its  surface  is  rolling  and  the  soil  is  generally  fertile,  some  of  the  farms  being  highly  cultivated  and 
very  productive.  There  are  three  rivers  in  town  :  The  Salmon  Falls  River  e.xtending  the  whole  length 
of  the  township  from  north  to  south  ;  the  Cocheco  River  entering  about  midway  on  the  northern 
boundary  and  flowing  out  at  the  southern  corner  where  it  is  joined  by  the  Isinglass  River,  which  first 
enters  Rochester  from  Barrington  at  about  the  point  that  the  Nashua  and  Rochester  Railroad  leaves 
the  latter  town,  the  stream  then  making  an  abrupt  turn  in  its  course  and  re-entering  Barrington  which 
it  again  leaves  to  enter  Rochester  just  before  the  Dover  line  is  reached. 

The  village  of  Rochester  is  located  to  the  east  of  the  centre  of  the  township  ;  Gonic  is  in  the 
southern  centre,  and  East  Rochester  is  near  the  Salmon  Falls  River  about  midway  between  the 
Somersworth  and  Milton  lines. 

By  far  the  greater  part  of  the  business  and  population  of  the  town  is  centered  at  Rochester 
village  which  indeed  appears 
more  like  a  prosperous  city  than 
a  village  and  contains  many  large 
and  substantial  mercantile  edi- 
fices, many  handsome  stores  with 
plate-glass  windows  and  other 
modern  appointments,  and  many 
factories,  some  of  which  are  very 
large  and  are  fitted  up  with 
elaborate  plants  of  the  most 
improved  machinery.  Such  a 
community  nalurally  requires 
extensive  banking  facilities,  and 
these  are  furnished  by  one 
national  bank  and  three  savings 
banks,    or  rather,  to   be   strictly 


..y^"'^.... 


Market   Steekt,    Rochester. 


mSTOUlCAL  SKETCH  OF  HOCllESTKli. 


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accurate,  by  one  national  bank,  one  iiislituliou  that  coml)ines  the  functions  of  a  bank  of  discount  and 
•<iepo9it  witli  tiiose  of  a  savings  bank,  and  two  regular  savings  banks.  The  two  institutions  doing  a 
general  banking  business  liave  capitals  aggregating  1^150,000  and  eacli  has  a  large  surplus.  The 
-amount  of  savings  held  on  deposit  approximates  $1,500,000. 

Manufacturing  was  begun  in  Rochester  at  a  very  early  period  in  the  town's  liistory,  among  the 
iirst  establishments  being  saw  and  grist  mills,  fulling  and  finishing  mills,  a  nail  factory,  a  scythe 
factory,  a  cotton  yarn  mill,  etc.,  but  the  first  corporation  to  begin  operations  was  the  Mechanic's 
<!ompany,  incorporated  in  1834,  with  a  capital  of  $15,000.  This  company  manufactured  blankets,  but 
failed  in  1841  and  was  succeeded  by  the  Gonic  Company,  which  also  failed.  The  business  was 
continued  by  private  parties  for  a  time  and  in  184C  passed  under  the  control  of  the  Norway  Plains 
Oompany,  incorporated  with  a  capital  of  $60,000  which  has  since  been  increased  to  $150,000,  for  the 
-company  have  been  very  successful  in  carrying  on  and  developing  the  enterprise,  and  now  operate 
<hree  large  mills  run  by  water  and  steam  power  ;  employ  440  assistants,  and  manufacture  a  fine  line  of 
■woolen  blankets,  flannels  and  suitings. 


Residence  of  IIokace  L.   W'okcestek. 


The  manufacture  of  textile  fabrics  is  also  carried  on  successfully  at  Gonic  and  at  East  Rochester, 
\>\il  that  industry  is  no  longer  the  representative  one  of  the  town,  for  of  late  years  the  business  of  man- 
"ufacturing  boots  and  shoes  has  attained  immense  proportions  and  now  gives  employment  to  more  hands 
^han  all  other  branches  of  manufacture  combined.  One  of  the  local  shoe  factories  is  said  to  be  the  largest 
in  the  State,  and  certainly  there  are  very  few  in  all  New  England  equal  to  it  either  in  size  or  in  com- 
pleteness of  equipment.  The  plant  includes  two  large  shoe  shops,  a  tannery,  a  machine  shop,  a  box 
factory  numerous  out-buildings  and  a  large  fire-proof  store-house.  The  tannery,  box  factory,  and 
tnachine  shop  do  no  outside  work  whatever,  they  being  utilized  exclusively  in  connection  with  the  shoe 
business,  and  some  idea  of  the  magnitude  of  the  latter  may  be  gained  from  the  fact  that  the  capacity 
of  the  factory  is  4,000  pairs  per  day.  The  tannery  can  produce  1,200  sides  of  leather  per  week.  A 
150-horse  engine  furnishes  the  motive  power,  and  employment  is  given  to  750  assistants. 

Another  large  factory  which  turns  out  over  2,000  pairs  per  day  and  gives  employment  to  some  250 
operatives  is  carried  on  by  one  of  the  largest  and  best  known  shoe  manufacturers  in  New  England. 
Be  is  a  resident  of  Lvnn,  Mass.,  and  maintains  shops  in  Athol  and  Marblehead,  in  that  St.ite. 


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HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  ROCHESTER. 


There  are  some  large  lumber  mills  in  town,  besides  sash  and  blind,  house  finish  and  box  factories^ 
The  quarrying  and  working  of  granite  are  also  carried  on  to  some  extent ;    and  a  comparatively  new 
but  very  promising  industry  is  tiiat  conducted  by  the   Kiesel  Fire   Brick  Company,  incorporated  ia 
1888  with  a  capital  of  -?200,000.      This  company  make  "a  superior  grade  of  fire  brick,  tile,  etc.,  and 
employ  about  fifty  assistants. 

"We  have  already  spoken  of  Rochester's  fine  mercantile  edifices,  and  need  only  add  that  their- 
contents  are  worthy  of  the  buildings,  for  the  local  merchants  as  a  rule  carry  very  extensive  and 
skillfully  chosen  stocks  and  offer  inducements  which  draw  trade  from  all  the  adjacent  country.  Some^ 
of  the  more  prominent  business  men  are  very  liberal  and  persistent  advertisers,  and  the  firm  carrying: 
on  the  largest  store  in  town  not  only  make  liberal  use  of  printers'  ink  but  have  their  advertising  signsi 
spread  throughout  the  State  from  the  White  Mountains  to  the  sea. 


&0^^^<1^J   PHlffoOOAVI/ftr   Co 


Main  Street,  Rochester. 


The  local  newspapers  are  well  edited  and  well  supported,  the  latter  fact  being  due  in  no  small! 
degree  to  the  good  sense  shown  by  their  managers  in  looking  after  and  advancing  their  local  interests. 

The  earliest  record  relating  to  schools  among  the  archives  of  the  town  shows  that  it  was  voted  to 
have  a  school  in  1750,  but  the  next  year  the  vote  was  the  other  way  and  as  a  natural  consequence  it 
was  soon  necessary  lo  hold  a  special  meeting  to  choose  agents  to  defend  the  town  which  "lies  under  a 
presentiment  for  want  of  a  school  being  kept,  and  to  be  heard  and  tried  at  the  next  Court  of  Quarter 
Sessions."  Thereafter  schools  were  kept  for  a  number  of  years  but  finally  the  town  became  reckless- 
and  voted  to  hire  no  teachers  but  to  pay  whatever  fine  might  be  recovered  by  presentment.  This- 
un-American  state  of  affairs  did  not  last  long,  however,  and  now  for  many  years  the  schools  have  been- 
liberally  supported  and  are  very  largely  attended. 

There  has  been  a  Masonic  Lodge  in  Rochester  for  eighty  years,  "  Humane  Lodge,"  F.  &  A.  M.^ 
having  been  incorporated  October  24,  1810.  The  Odd  Fellows  also  have  lodges  here,  and  there  are- 
otlicr  fraternal  societies  of  lesser  note. 

'i'lic  first  meeting-house  to  be  built  in  Rochester  was  erected  in  1731  and  divine  worship  has  been. 
regularly  engagod  in  since  that  date.  The  various  religious  societies  are  in  a  generally  fi.ouri8hing: 
condition,  and  maintain  commodious  and  well-appointed  church  edifices. 


mSTORICAL  SKETCU  OF  ROCUESTER.  59» 

"We  have  left  ourselves  but  little  space  in  which  to  present  the  early  history  of  the  town,  our  idea, 
being  to  give  a  sketch  of  the  Rochester  of  to-day  rather  than  an  account  of  the  Rochester  of  the  past. 
The  town  was  incorporated  May  10,  1722,  and  was  named  in  honor  of  the  Earl  of  Rochester,  a. 
brother-in-law  of  King  James  II.  The  proprietors  held  their  first  meeting  at  Cocheco,  July  9,  1722, 
they  being  assembled  "  to  consider,  debate,  and  resolve  such  matters  and  things"  as  were  essential  to- 
a  proper  observance  of  the  conditions  of  the  charter,  the  first  of  these  being  that  the  proprietors 
should  build  a  house  and  settle  a  family  therein  within  three  years,  and  plant  or  sow  three  acres  of 
ground  within  four  years,  those  failing  to  comply  with  these  requirements  forfeiting  all  their  rights  in 
the  property.  So  the  proprietors  arranged  to  have  the  most  commodious  part  of  the  township  laid 
out  into  what  they  called  "  home  lots,"  and  a  committee  was  chosen  to  select  the  best  location  and  to- 
lay  out  roads  and  a  proper  "  train  field."  So  carefully  was  every  detail  looked  after  that  tho- 
proprietors'  clerk  was  authorized  to  obtain  a  "  book  consisting  of  three  quires  of  paper  bound  up  in 
parchment,  at  the  charge  of  the  commoners"  in  which  to  keep  the  records.  But  "the  best  laid  scLemes- 
of  mice  and  men"  sometimes  went  wrong  in  those  days  even  as  they  do  now,  and  the  beginning  of 
trouble  with  the  Indians  put  an  end  to  all  attempts  at  frontier  settlement  for  a  time  and  so  prevented 
the  doing  of  anything  that  could  fitly  be  recorded  in  that  book  provided  "  at  the  charge  of  the- 
commoners." 

The  second  meeting  was  held  April  24,  1727,  at  which  a  board  of  selectmen  consisting  of  Captain 
Francis  Matthews,  Captain  John  Knight,  and  Paul  Gerrish,  was  appointed,  and  these  selectmen 
instructed  the  committee,  which  had  been  appointed  at  the  first  meeting,  to  reconsider  a  plan  of 
division.  At  the  end  of  five  months  a  plan  was  submitted  but  was  not  satisfactory,  and  a  surveyor 
was  appointed  to  lay  out  the  plantation  in  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  lots  of  sixty  acres  each,  in 
ranges  from  Salmon  Falls  River  to  the  Barrington  line.  Each  share  was  to  consist  of  one  lot,  and  th«- 
location  of  that  assigned  to  any  individual  proprietor  was  decided  by  a  veritable  "drawing  of  lots,"  it 
being  governed  by  chance  entirely.  The  drawing  was  begun  in  Cocheco,  December  13,  1727,  and 
finished  the  next  day  at  Oyster  River.  The  comparatively  small  size  of  the  lots  left  by  far  the  larger 
portion  of  the  granted  tract  undisposed  of  and  December  17,  1730,  another  drawing  was  held,  each  lot 
consisting  of  at  least  two  hundred  and  forty  acres.  The  land  then  divided  included  a  large  part  of 
the  territory  now  in  Milton  and  Farmington,  and  also  a  level  tract  which  was  called  Norway  plains  on 
account  of  its  being  covered  by  Norway  pines.  A  considerable  portion  of  this  tract  was  left  common 
and  is  now  the  site  of  Rochester  village,  this  fact  putting  one  in  mind  of  the  biblical  saying,  "The 
stone  the  builders  rejected  has  become  the  corner  stone  of  the  temple." 

The  first  settler  was  Captain  Timothy  Roberts,  he  established  himself  in'  Rochester,  December  26,. 
1728.  The  proprietors  held  their  last  meeting  June  28,  1784,  at  which  time  the  town  clerk  became 
proprietor's  clerk,  all  documents  were  placed  in  his  custody,  and  the  office  was  vested  in  him  and  his 
successors  forever. 

June  27,  1746,  is  a  memorable  day  in  the  annals  of  Rochester  for  it  was  then  that  the  first  con- 
certed Indian  attack  upon  the  settlement  \va«  made,  four  men  being  killed  and  one  wounded  and  captured. 
For  several  years  thereafter  the  town  suffered  considerably  from  the  Indians,  but  when  the  Revolution 
broke  out  she  was  in  a  position  to  render  great  service  to  the  cause  of  freedom,  and  made  a  record  of 
which  she  may  well  feel  proud.  The  same  may  be  said  of  her  Civil  War  record,  for  she  furnished 
two  hundred  and  seventy-three  men,  and  paid  in  bounties  the  sum  of  164,914  ;  responding  promptly 
to  all  calls  for  aid. 

Since  thevclose  of  the  Rebellion  the  town  has  gained  wonderfully  in  wealth  and  population  and 
her  best  friend  can  wish  her  no  greater  good  than  that  the  promise  of  the  past  and  present  be  justified 
by  her  future. 


Leading  Business  Men  of  Rochester,  N.  H. 


Tha  Rochester  Loan  aad  Banking  Co.,  Rochester,  N. 
H. — The  l{i)cht-ster  Loan  and  Banking  Company  was  in- 
<;orpc)raled  in  18H7  by  virtue  of  a  special  charier  given  b}' 
the  New  Hauipshire  legislature,  and  is  under  the  direct 
supervision  of  the  bank  coramissioaers,  but  the  extensive 
use  wliicli  has  already  been  made  of  the  facilities  offered 
is  not  the  result  alone  of  the  legal  safeguards  afforded  lo 
investors,  but  of  these  safeguards  combined  with  the 
prestige  given  by  the  high  business  and  social  standing  of 
those  identified  with  the  company,  the  officers  and  direct 
ors  being  known  throughout  the  State  as  solid  and  rep- 
resentative business  men,  a-i  will  be  readily  agreed  after 
reading  the  annexed  list  of  names  :  Hon.  Edwin  Wal- 
lace, president  ;  Sumner  Wallace,  vice-president  ;  John 
L.  Copp,  cashier  ;  directors,  Edwin  Wallace,  Rochester, 
N.  II.;  Hon.  Frank  Jones,  Portsmouth,  N.  II.;  G.  W. 
Wattles,  Carroll,  Iowa  ;  Sumner  Wallace,  Rochester,  N. 
H. ;  Charles  B.  Gafnev,  Rochester,  N.  H. ;  I  Salinger, 
Rochester,  X.  H. ;  C.  F.Caverly,  Rochester,  N.  H.  The  com- 
pany has  a  capital  of  $100,000,  paid  in,  and  as  a  recent 
sworn  statement  showed  a  surplus  of  |:W,000  and  a  total 
absence  of  bad  or  doubtful  accounts  and  protested  or 
overdue  paper,  the  financial  condition  of  the  enterprise 
must  be  conceded  to  be  exceptionally  sound.  Briefly 
stated,  the  advantages  offered  by  the  corporation  are  as 
follows  :  Receives  deposits  subject  to  check  ;  pays  five 
per  cent,  interest  (free  of  taxes)  on  savings  deposits  ;  acts 
as  trustee  for  individuals  and  corporations,  and  officiall}', 
under  appointmeBt  by  the  court  of  this  or  other  States,  as 
financial  agent ;  offers  for  sale  choice  and  conservative  in- 
vestment securities  paying  a  safe  rate  of  interest.  These 
securities  are  in  the  form  of  debenture  bonds,  bearing  six 
per  cent,  interest,  payable  semi-annually  at  the  bank. 
They  are  issued  in  series  of-|100,000,  and  in  denomina- 
tions of  $100,  $i00.  $.500  and  $1,000;  each  series  being 
entirel}'  separate  from  the  others  and  secure  J  by  an  equal 
amount  of  real  estate  first  mortgages  on  improved  prop- 
erty worth  at  least  two  and  one-half  times  as  much  as  the 
amount  of  the  loan.  These  mortgages  are  duly  trans- 
ferred to  trustees,  who  hold  them  in  trust  for  the  benefit 
of  purchasers  of  the  bonds,  whicli  run  ten  years  but  may 
be  redeemed  in  five  should  occasion  require.  VVell  in- 
formed investors  regard  these  debentures  as  being  practi- 
cally as  good  as  government  bonds,  and  say  that  the  claim 
of  the  company,  that  its  aim  is  absolute"  security  to  the 
purchaser  and  the  prompt  payment  of  principal  and  inter- 
est, is  fully  justified  by  the  facts.  At  all  events,  these 
bonds  are  largely  held  by  banks,  insurance  and  trust  com- 
panies, educational  and  benevolent  institutions,  trustees 
and  guardians,  as  well  as  by  private  individuals,  and  the 
demand  for  them  is  constantly  increasing.  But  few  cor- 
porations have  entered  the  business  field  under  more  fav- 
orable auspices  or  with  brighter  prospects,  judging  either 
by  its  past  experience  or  future  outlook.  Its  affairs  will 
■contin\ie  to  have  the  same  energetic,  enterprising  and  con- 
servative management  which  has  gained  for  itself  that 
high  standing  which  i^  a  guarantee  to  all  the  holders  of  its 
securities  that  their  interests  will  be  protected  to  the 
fullest  extent.  The  oflicers  of  the  company  whose  names 
have  already  lx!cn  given  are  men  of  wealth  and  exper- 
ience, and  are  large  holders  of  its  stock,  which  is  a  suffi- 
cient guarantee  that  the  affairs  of  the  company  will  be 
faithfully  administered. 


E.  G.  <&  E.  Wallace,  manufacturers  of  Leather,  Boots 
and  Shoes,  Rochester,  N.  H. — The  enterprise  conducted 
by  Messrs.  E.  G.  &  E.  Wallace  well  deserves  very  promi- 
nent mention  in  any  review  of  Rochester's  representative 
industries,  and  its  history  has  that  peculiar  interest  which 
always  attaches  to  the  stor}'  of  an  undertaking  built  up  to 
vast  proportions  from  small  beginnings.  Operations  were 
begun  away  back  in  1845,  by  ^Ir.  James  Bodge  who  was 
succeeded  by  Messrs.  Onion  &  Richards,  the  present  firm 
assuming  control  in  1834.  Both  partners  are  natives  of 
Berwick.  Me.,  and  both  have  served  as  representatives, 
Mr  E.  Wallace  having  also  served  as  senator.  They  are 
identified  with  other  important  enterprises  besides  the 
one  under  consideration,  and  rank  with  the  most  widely 
known  and  influential  business  men  of  New  Hampshire. 
When  Messrs.  E.  G.  &  E.  Wallace  assumed  control  of  the 
business  it  was  confined  to  the  tanning  of  leather  and  even 
that  was  carried  on  on  a  small  scale,  whereas  now, 
although  the  firm  tan  onlj'  for  themselves,  they  operate  a 
tannery  having  a  capacity  of  1000  side^  per  week  and  find 
that  not  a  bit  too  large  at  times.  The  manufacture  of 
medium  and  low  price  boots  and  shoes  is  very  extensively 
carried  on,  the  total  capacity  of  the  shops  being  4,000 
pairs  per  day.  The  plant  of  machinery  in  use  is  not  only 
very  elaborate  but  is  of  the  most  improved  type,  and  it 
comprises  not  only  machines  for  the  carrj'ing  out  of  the 
various  processes  iucidental  to  shoe  manufacturing  but 
also  for  the  production  of  boxes  and  lor  the  doing  of 
machine  repairing,  etc.,  for  the  firm  make  their  own  boxes 
and  repair  their  own  machinery  as  well  as  tan  their  own 
stock.  The  premises  \ililized  include  one  shop  containing 
three  stories  and  a  basement  and  measuring  170  X  '^5 
feet,  with  an  ell  65  X  35  feel,  another  shop  of  the 
dimensions  of  120  X  50  feet,  and  four  stories  and  a 
basement  in  height,  a  verj'  large  tannery,  a  commodious 
fire  proof  storehouse,  and  manj'  out-buildings  of  vari- 
ous sizes.  A  150  horse  engine  is  located  in  the  centre 
of  the  works  and  pjwer  is  transmitted  in  four  direc- 
tions. Employment  is  given  to  about  750  assistants,  and 
we  need  hardly  add  that  the  annual  product  is  of  very 
great  amount  and  value  The  boots  and  shoes  made  by 
this  concern  are  very  favorablj'  known  among  consumers 
and  the  trade,  tliey  ranking  with  the  most  uniformly 
durable  and  comfortable  goods  in  the  market.  No  trouble 
is  spared  to  keep  them  fully  up  to  the  standard  in  their 
several  grades,  and  they  are  supplied  at  the  lowest  market 
rates,  the  most  extensive  orders  being  filled  at  very  short 
no'ice. 


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No.  s  McDLlFFEE'S  BLOCK. 


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ROCHESTER, 


N.  H. 


LEADINO  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  ROCHESTER. 


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F.  E.  Wallace  &  Co.,  Hardware.  Rochester,  N.  H.— 
Even  a  sliiingor  in  Rochester  who  had  no  knowledge  of 
the  tad  that  it  is  oiii-  of  the  iiiosi  imporlant  trade  centres 
in  the  Stale  and  distributes  L'oods  over  a  very  wide  extent 
of  country  would  be  very  liable  to  guess  pretty  near  the 
truth  after  inspeclinK  the  eslablishment  condiicled  by 
Messrs.  F.  E.  Wallace  &  Co  ,  for  this  concern  do  an 
extremely  large  business,  and  its  magnitude  is  indicated 
by  the  size  of  the  prenfises  occupied  imd  the  extent  and 
variety  of  the  stock  carried.  The  pien)iscs  comprise  three 
floors  and  a  basement,  measuring  30  X  100  feet,  together 
with  a  two  story  addition  and  a  tliree-story  storehouse  40 
feet  square,  and  the  stock  includes  full  assortments  of 
hardware,  agricidlurnl  tools,  paints,  oils,  varnishes,  glass, 
harnesses,  liorse  furnishings,  etc.,  the  productions  of  the 
leading  manufacturers  being  represented  and  tlie  lowest 
market  rales  being  quoted  on  all  the  articles  handled. 
Despite  tlie  magnitude  of  the  btisiness  orders  are  assured 
prompt  and  careful  attention,  for  employment  is  given  to 
from  three  to  six  assistants,  and  the  members  of  the  tirm 
exercise  close  supervision  over  the  many  iletails  of  the 
service  and  thus  maintain  it  at  a  high  standard  of  effi- 
ciency. The  partners  are  Mr.  F.  E.  Wallace,  a  native  of 
Vermont,  and  Messrs.  E.  G.  ami  E.  Wallace,  both  of 
whom  were  born  in  Berwick,  Me,  The  junior  partner 
has  served  as  town  treasurer,  and  both  his  associates  have 
held  the  position  of  representative,  all  three  gentlemen 
being  very  widely  and  favorably  known  not  only  in  busi- 
ness but  also  in  social  circles,  while  the  enterprise  with 
which  they  are  identified  is  one  of  the  most  truly  repre- 
sentative in  this  section  of  the  State, 

Dodge's  Hotel,  J.  Thorn  Dodge,  Proprietor,  Central 
Square,  Rochester,  N.  H. — Dodge's  Hotel  is  so  truly  one 
of  the  "  institutions  "  of  Rochester  that  those  who  know 
the  town  must  of  necessity  know  the  h'  tel  also,  and  it 
would  be  well  if  every  city  and  town  had  a  public  house 
at  which  guests  would  be  made  so  thoroughly  comfortable 
as  they  are  here.  This  hotel  has  been  carried  on  by  the 
Dodge  family  for  many  years,  and  the  present  proprietor, 
Mr.  .1.  Thorn  Dodge,  has  fully  maintained  its  high  reputa- 
tion since  assuming  control,  lor  he  gives  the  service  very 
careful  personal  supervision  and  is  always  ready  to  ilo 
anything  in  reason  to  further  the  comfort  and  happiness 
of  his  guests.  Dodge's  Hotel  is  very  conveniently  located 
in  Central  square  and  is  a  commodious  and  well-arranged 
structure  having  accommodations  for  about  seventy.  The 
sleeping  rooms  are  light,  airy  and  pleasant,  the  1)eds  and 
other  furnishings  are  very  comfortable  and  well  kept,  the 
entire  house  is  thoroughly  heated  during  the  colder 
months,  and  in  short  the  appointments,  conditions  and 
management  are  such  as  to  make  Dodge's  Hotel  a  verj- 
desirable  place  to  put  up  at  at  any  time  of  year.  The 
bill  of  fare  is  varied,  the  quality  of  the  food  is  excellent 
and  the  quantity  abundant,  and  the  cooking  is  satisfactory 
at  all  times.  There  is  an  excellent  livery  connected, 
teams  being  furnished  at  all  hours,  at  short  notice  and  at 
uniformly  moderate  rates. 

L.  B.  Moulton,  Contractor  and  Ruildcr,  E'm  Street. 
Rochester,  N.  II.— The  work  of  the  contractor  and  builder 
may  be  said  to  precede  that  of  nearly  every  other  trade, 
for  houses  and  stores  must  be  built  before  they  can  be 
occupied,  and  no  surer  index  of  the  commercial  prosperity 
of  a  commiudty  is  known  than  that  afforded  by  the  condi- 
tion of  the  building  industry.  We  have,  therefore,  given 
this  branch  of  trade  considerable  prominence  in  this  book, 
and  take  pleasure  in  mentioning  among  the  most  reliable 
coDtractors  and  builders  to  be  found  in  this  town  Mr.  E. 
B.  Moulton.  This  gentleman  has  been  engaged  in  business 
in  Rochester  and  vicinity  for  twenty  seven  years,  and  is 
well  known  throufihout  the  trade  for  the  thorough  char- 
acter of  his  work  and  the  conscientious  manner  in  which 
all  agreements  are  carried  out.  The  premises  utilized  are 
located  on  Elm  street  and  all  necessary  facilities  are  at 
hand  to  give  prompt  and  skillful  attention  to  orders  for 


building  of  all  descriptions.  The  shop  is  located  uTer  a 
blacksndth  shop  where  Mr.  Moulton  also  attends  to  car- 
riage repairing  and  wheelwright  work,  and  also  the  filing 
of  saws.  From  one  to  six  men  are  employed  according  to 
the  season.  Mr.  Moulton  is  very  mocerale  in  his  prices, 
and  by  using  honest  material  and  insisting  upon  honest 
workmanship  be  has  gained  a  high  and  welldeserved  rep- 
utation 

Harrison  Scule,  Iron  and  Brass  Founder  ;  Castings  of 
all  kinds  made  at  short  notice  ;  Foundry  near  Boston  & 
Maine  Depot,  Rochester,  N.  H. — The  manufacturing 
establishments  located  in  Rochester  and  vicinity  are  so 
many  and  varied  that  there  is  a  wide  and  incresising  field 
for  the  operations  of  the  enterprise  conducted  liy  Mr.  Hai"- 
rison  Soule.  he  carrying  on  a  very  thoroughly  equipped 
brass  and  iron  foundry  and  being  prepared  to  make  cast- 
ings of  all  kinds  at  short  notice,  .Mr,  Soule  was  born  in 
Middleboro.  .Mass.,  and  has  been  identified  with  his  pres- 
ent enterprise  since  1S7!(,  during  which  time  he  has  won 
a  high  reputation  for  turning  out  uniformly  accurate  work 
and  for  filling  all  orders,  large  or  small,  without  undue 
delay.  The  premi-'es  utilized  are  located  near  the  Boston 
&  Maine  depot  and  are  3'3  X  00  feet  in  dimensions, 
exclusive  of  an  engine  and  boiler  room,  cntaining  a. 
twelve  horsepower  engine.  Mr.  Soule  employs  three 
competent  assistants  and  gives  personal  attention  to  the 
filling  of  orders  no  defective  work  being  knowingly 
allowed  to  leave  the  shop.  The  charges  made  are  uni- 
formly moderate,  and  in  short  there  is  abundant  reason 
for  the  wide  popularity  of  this  most  u-eful  enterprise. 

Edward  Davis,  Wholesale  Confectioner,  Cochcco 
Block,  Rochester,  X.  H.  Experienced  and  enterprising 
grocers,  apothecaries,  variety  store  keepers  and  many 
others  that  could  be  mentioned  find  that  it  pays  to  carry  a 
stock  of  first  class  confectionery,  for  aside  from  the  profits 
made  on  its  sale  it  attracts  custom  to  other  departments  of 
their  business,  and  very  desirable  custom  too,  for  those 
who  appreciate  high  grade  confectionery  are  almost  inva- 
riably large  buyeis  of  other  first  class  goods  also.  Dealers 
who  wish  to  obtain  confectionery  that  will  give  the  best  of 
satisfaction  would  do  well  to  place  a  trial  order  with  Air. 
Edward  Davis,  carrying  on  operations  in  Cocheco  Block, 
Market  street,  for  he  does  an  exclusively  wholesale  busi- 
ness and  is  prepared  to  furnish  thoroimhly  satisfactory 
goods  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  This  busine.-s  was 
founded  in  1878  by  Messrs.  C.  A.  Davis  &  Co.,  and  came 
under  the  sole  control  of  the  present  proprietor  in  1883. 
He  is  a  native  of  Albion.  Me.,  and  is  very  widely  and 
favorably  known  in  trade  circles  ;  his  siraightfoi  ward  and 
enterprising  methods  having  gained  him  many  friends. 
Every  order  is  assured  prompt  and  painstaking  attention 
and  the  goods  are  exceptionally  uniform  in  quality  and 
may  confidently  be  guaranteed  to  prove  as  represented. 

David  Hayes,  dealer  in  Coal.  Wood.  Hay.  Ice  ;  also 
Cement  and  Fertilizers;  Central  Square.  Rochester.  JS. 
H. — The  business  now  carried  on  by  Mr  David  Hayes  was 
founded  several  years  ago  under  the  firm  name  of  1). 
Hayes  &  Son.  Air.  Hayes  is  a  native  of  New  Hampshire, 
and  has  been  in  business  in  Rochester  for  over  twelve 
years,  and  is  too  well  known  here  to  need  extended  per- 
sonal mention.  Mr.  Hayes  has  an  office  on  Central  square, 
and  handles  coal,  wood,  hay,  ice,  cement  ami  fertilizers  at 
wholesale  and  retail,  carrying  a  large  stock  and  having 
storage  capacity.  It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say  that  he  is 
in  a  position  to  quote  ibe  very  lowest  maiket  rates  on  both 
large  and  small  orders,  and  to  guarantee  that  the  quality 
of  product  shoidd  be  up  to  representations  in  every 
respect.  Employment  is  civen  to  five  assistants,  and 
despite  the  large  bu-iness  done  all  orders  can.  and  will,  be 
given  immediate  and  careful  attention.  The  business  is 
given  the  personal  attention  of  the  proprietor  who  has  the 
interests  of  his  patrons  in  view  at  all  times.  The  svstcm 
of  delivery  is  unusually  good,  thus  avoiding  all  unneces- 
sary deliys,  and  thegoods  furnished  are  strictly  first  class. 


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LEADINO  BUaiHESa  HEN  OF  ROGUESTER. 


N.  O.  Phillips,  dealer  in  Fresh  and  Salt  Kish,  Oysters 
and  Clams,  Ceniral  Square,  Hocliesler,  N.  H.— There  is 
hardly  a  physician  of  any  note  but  what  will  agree  that  it 
would  be  well  for  the  health  of  the  coniiiiunity  as  a 
whole  if  more  fish  and  less  meat  were  consumed,  for  al- 
though meat  is  a  valuable  and  healthful  article  of  food, 
still  it  is  hurtful  when  eaten  to  excess,  and  three  families 
out  of  five  do  unquestionably  consume  too  much  of  it. 
The  residents  of  Rochester  are  very  fortunate  as  far  as  the 
fish  supply  is  concerned,  for  our  local  markets  are  sup- 
plied at  all  seasons  with  an  abundance  of  fresh  and  salt 
water  fish  of  all  descriptions.  Among  Kochester's  dealers 
in  these  products  we  take  especial  pleasure  in  callini;  at 
tention  to  Mr.  N.  C.  Phillips,  doing  business  on  Central 
square,  for  he  not  only  carries  an  attractive  stock  of  thor- 
oughly reliable  ti-h,  "oysters  and  clams,  but  he  quotes 
prices  as  low  as  the  lowest  and  caters  to  all  classes  of 
trade,  making  it  a  point  to  show  uniform  courtesy  to 
-every  caller."  Mr.  Phillips  is  a  native  of  Swampscott, 
Mass.,  and  founded  his  present  business  in  1884,  quite  an 
extensive  wholesale  and  retail  trade  is  now  carried  on. 
Mr  Phillips  employs  only  competent  assistants,  and  all 
orders  are  given  prompt  and  painstaking  attention,  and 
-every  care  is  taken  to  handle  only  such  articles  as  will 
prove  just  as  represented. 

I.  A.  OoUins,  Photographer,  H'ansou  Street,  Rochester. 
N.  H.— Probably  in  no  branch  of  the  arts  have  more 
improvements  been  made  during  the  recent  years  than  in 
the  art  of  photography,  and  the  avidity  with  which  inven- 
tions of  latter  days  have  been  availed  of  by  the  profession, 
is  a  convincing  proof  of  the  spirit  of  enterprise,  which  has 
been  a  distinguishing  feature  of  those  interested  in  this 
most  available  of  all  arts.  Business  in  this  line  was  begun 
at  the  place  mentioned  at  the  head  of  this  article  in  1881 
by  Mr.  .1.  C.  Whittimore,  who  was  succeeded  in  1884  by 
the  firm  of  Lampsou  &  Smith,  who  managed  matters  until 
the  present  proprietor,  Mr.  I.  A.  Collins,  became  possessor 
of  the  premises.  He  is  a  native  of  Vermont.  The  appli- 
ance and  apparatus  used  are  of  the  best,  and  comprise  as 
perfect  an  establishment  of  the  kind  as  can  be  found  in 
this  section.  Nothing  but  the  very  best  work  is  here  exe 
cuted,  while  the  prices  are  very  moderate.  Great  care 
and  attention  is  paid  to  each  individual  in  regard  to  proper 
light,  position  and  other  surroundings,  which  are  very 
essential  in  the  making  of  a  pleasing  as  well  as  a  correct 
picture.  Mr.  Collins  has  also  half  of  the  store  on  the 
street  floor  where  he  manufactures  and  sells  picture  frames, 
and  also  sells  mouldings  and  pictures.  He  employs  only 
thoroughly  experienced  assistants,  who  give  polite  atten- 
tion to  all  callers. 

O.  A.  Hoyt,  dealer  in  Foreign  and  Domestic  Dry  Goods, 
Fancy  Goods,  Hosiery,  Ribbons,  Laces,  Underwear,  etc., 
Hayes'  Block,  Central  Square,  Rochester,  N.  H. — An 
cstiblisliment  which  stands  very  high  in  the  estimation  of 
the  residents  of  Rochester,  is  that  conducted  by  Mr.  O.  A. 
Hoyt.  and  located  in  Hayes'  I}lock,  Central  square.  This 
establishment  was  opened  by  the  present  proprietor  in 
188'i.  The  premises  occupied  comprise  a  spacious  store, 
30  X  80  feet  in  dimensions,  which  contains  a  stock  of  both 
foreign  and  domestic  dry  goods,  and  fancy  goods,  hosiery, 
ribbons,  laces,  underwear,  etc.,  which  would  not  siilTer  by 
comparison  with  a  similar  stock  offered  by  any  first-cla-ss 
dry  goods  house.  Those  who  wish  to  examine  all  the 
latest  novelties  in  dress  goods,  etc.,  will  save  time  and 
trouble  by  going  direct  to  this  popular  store.  The  stock 
is  given  close  and  painstaking  attention,  and  will  be 
found  to  be  complele  in  every  detail.  Low  prices  rule, 
tor  the  maxim,  '  quick  sales  and  small  profits,'"  is  fully 
carried  out,  tlie  result  being  that  the  assortment  is  con- 
stantly in  process  of  renewal,  and  is  composed  exclusively 
of  fresh  and  seasonable  goods.  Employment  is  given  to 
from  four  to  six  competent  assistants,  and  every  caller 
may  depend  on  receiving  immediate  and  courteous  atten- 
tion, goods  being  cbcc^rfully  shown  on  application.  Mr. 
Hoyt  is  a  native  of  New  Hampshire,  and  very  well  and 
favorably  known  in  Rochester. 


S.  Stringer,  manufacturer  of  Soda  and  Mineral  Waters, 
Belfast  Ginger  Ale,  Lager,  Tonic,  Ginger.  Pineapple, 
Birch  and  Root  Beers,  Rochester,  N.  IL— The  develop- 
ment of  the  business  conducted  by  Mr.  S.  Stringer  since 
its  foundation  in  1884.  is  due  to  the  honorable  business 
methods  of  the  proprietor.  He  is  a  native  of  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  and  well  and  favorably  known  in  Rochester.  The 
premises  utilized  by  him  in  his  business  are  located  on 
Hanson  street,  and  are  of  the  dimensions  of  50  X  70  feet, 
and  are  well  equipped  with  all  the  necessary  facilities  for 
carrying  on  the  business.  Mr.  Stringer  is  a  manufacturer 
and  wholesale  dealer  in  soda  and  mineral  waters,  Belfast 
ginger  ale.  lager,  tonic,  ginger,  pineapple,  birch  and  root 
beers,  and  customers  may  be  sure  of  getting  first-class 
articles  when  dealing  with  this  house.  Refined  cider  bot- 
tled for  family  use,  and  soda  in  syphon  bottles  may  be 
obtained  here,  and  soda  fountains  arc  charged  to  order. 
Mr.  Stringer  emploj's  three  competent  and  reliable  assist- 
ants, and  as  he  gives  the  business  his  own  personal  super- 
vision, all  orders  are  sure  to  receive  prompt  and  pains- 
taking attention.  lie  is  prepared  to  furnish  his  goods  in 
quantities  to  suit,  and  is  also  prepared  to  give  prices  on 
same  which  cannot  fail  to  prove  satisfactory. 


C.  A.  Davis,  Manufacturing  Confectioner,  Cocheco 
Block.  Rochester,  N.  H. — While  it  is  a  demonstrated  fact 
that  pure  confectionerj-  is  not  only  harmless  but  benefi- 
cial, it  is  also  a  fact  that  impure  or  carelessly  made  con- 
fectionery is  an  excellent  thing  to  leave  alone,  and  hence 
when  buying  candies  of  any  kind  it  is  good  policy  to  take 
some  little  piins  to  pa'ronize  a  reputable  dealer.  One 
sure  way  to  get  first  class  confectionery  at  the  lowest 
market  lates  is  to  place  the  order  with  Mr.  C.  A.  Davis, 
doing  business  in  Cocheco  Block,  for  he  is  a  manufacturer 
as  well  as  a  wholesale  and  retail  dealer,  and  has  won  an 
enviable  reputation  for  integrity  and  enterprise  since 
beginning  operations  here  in  l-'TT.  Mr.  Davis  is  a  native 
of  Belfast,  Me.,  and  has  had  long  experience  in  the  con- 
fectionery business,  being  thoroughly  conversant  with  it 
in  every  detail.  The  premises  utilized  by  him  have  an 
area  of  1700  square  feet,  exclusive  of  a  basement  and  a 
spacious  storehouse,  and  his  manufacturing  facilities  are 
such  as  to  enable  him  to  fill  the  largest  orders  at  short 
notice.  A  complete  and  attractive  stock  is  constantly 
carried,  and  as  the  confections  are  skillfully  made  from 
carefully  selected  material  they  give  uniform  satisfaction 
even  to  the  most  fastidious. 


Charles  M.  Bailey,  manufacturer  of  and  dealer  in  Stoves 
and  Kitchen  Goods,  Furnaces  and  Hot  Water  Heating, 
Tin  Roofing  and  Tin  Shingles  a  Specialty,  Job  Work 
done  at  short  notice,  Market  Street,  Rochester,  N.  H. — 
The  establishment  conducted  by  Mr.  Chas.  M.  Bailey  on 
Market  street  was  founded  about  ten  years  ago  by  Mr. 
Chas.  E.  Ricker,  who  was  succeeded  by  the  present  pro- 
prietor in  1886.  This  gentleman  is  a  native  of  Littleton, 
N.  H.,  and  is  thoroughly  experienced  in  his  present  busi- 
ness. The  premises  occupied  consist  of  three  floors  and 
basement  30  X  100  feet  in  dimensions  and  two  spacious 
store-houses,  where  an  extensive  manufacturing  and  retail 
business  is  done.  The  stock  handled  includes  stoves  and 
kitchen  goods,  pumps,  lead  pipes,  sheet  lead  and  zinc,  all 
of  which  are  offered  at  market  rates,  and  the  tin,  wooden, 
glass  and  plated  ware  and  table  cutlerj'  sold  at  this  estab- 
lishment has  an  enviable  reputation  for  general  excellence. 
Furnaces  and  hot  watar  heating  apparatus  are  made  a 
specialty  of,  as  is  also  tin  rooting  ami  tin  shingles,  and  all 
kinds  of  tin  ware  is  made  to  order  at  short  notice.  Mr. 
liiiiley  has  another  store  in  Pittsfield,  N.  11..  where  he 
carries  on  an  extensive  trade  in  coal,  flour  and  grain,  in 
addition  to  the  class  of  goods  handled  here.  He  is  pre- 
pared to  do  all  kinds  of  job  work  at  short  notice,  having 
every  facility  at  hand  for  the  jiroper  execution  of  such 
work.  Employment  is  given  to  five  competent  and  reli- 
able assistants,  and  low  rales  are  quoted  on  both  labor  and 
goods. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  ROCHESTER. 


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A.  S.  Parshley,  General  lusurance,  Kocliesler,  N.  H.— 
[The  general  insurance  agency  carried  on  by  Mr.  A.  S. 
Parshley  at  Hocliester  was  eslablislied  by  him  in  1870.  A 
"very  large  aiiioiint  of  insurance  has  been  jilaccd  llirougli 
this  airency  during  the  past  twenty  years,  and  its  record 
■.for  efficient  service  and  prompt  and  satisfactory  settle- 
ments of  tire  losses  is  one  of  which  those  responsible  for  its 
management  have  every  reason  to  be  proud.  The  proprie- 
tor, Mr.  Parshley,  is  a  native  of  Stafford,  N.  II.,  and  has 
long  since  become  thoroughly  identified  with  the  interests 
■of  liochester,  and  is  now  chairman  of  selectmen.  He  is  a 
pushing,  energetic  business  man,  and  lias  been  very  suc- 
•cessfid  in  placing  insurance  in  a  manner  which  has  given 
entire  satisfaction  to  all  parties  concerned,  lie  represents 
a  goodly  list  of  strong  stock  and  mutual  companies,  and 
is  prepared  to  write  policies  at  the  most  favorable  rates. 
Two  thoroughly  experienced  assistants  are  employed,  and 
all  communications  by  mail  are  given  immediate  and  care- 
■ful  attention.  The  following  list  shows  the  nature  of  the 
services  Air.  Parshley  is  prepared  to  render  ;  Stock  com- 
panies, assets — -Etna,  Hartford,  Conn  ,  $10,071,510  ;  In- 
surance Companv  of  North  America,  Philadelphia,  .$8.- 
731,160  ;  An-lo"Nevada,  Cal.,  $2,509,553  ;  National, 
Hartford.  $2,443,937  ;  London,  Lancashire,  Liverpool, 
Eng.,  $3,104,080;  Phoenix  Assurance  Corporation,  Lon- 
don, $1,96(5,132  ;  Sun  Fire  Office,  London,  $1,950,331  ; 
Providence  Washington,  Providence,  R.  I.,  $1,164,983  ; 
New  Hampshire,  Manchester,  N  H.,  $1,588,817  ;  Peoples' 
Manchester,  $623,593  ;  Granite  Stale,  Portsmouth,  N.  II  , 
;$456,673.  Mutual  companies;  Portsmouth  Fire,  Fire 
Underwriters,  Fitchburg.  Cheshire  Co.,  Concord  it  II,  M. 
•A  T.  Mutuals.  Also  National  Life  Insurance  of  Vermont. 
Mr.  Parshley  also  deals  in  real  estate,  will  negotiate  the 
purchase  or  sale  of  same,  negotiate  loans  or  take  charge  of 
the  renting  of  property. 

E.  W.  Emerson  &,  Oo.,  Druggists,  Main  Street,  Hayes' 
Block,  Rochester,  X.  II. — The  position  of  the  pharmacist 
■unites  the  requirements  and  responsibilities  of  both  the 
professional  and  business  man,  and  as  is  always  the  case 
it  thus  involves  peculiar  fitness  and  the  combination  of 
rare  and  opposite  characteristics  of  mind,  which  we  sel 
dom  find  in  one  individual,  in  order  that  the  duties  and 
•cares  may  be  properly  met.  To  the  fact  that  these  con- 
ditions of  scientific  knowledge  and  business  enterprise 
have  been  exceptionally  well  filled,  is  chiefly  owing  to  the 
marked  and  increasing  success  which  the  establishment 
now  conducted  by  E.  W.  Emerson  &  Co.  in  Hayes'  ]5lock 
•on  Main  street.  This  establishment  was  founded  by  Mr. 
S.  F.  Sanderson,  who  was  succeeded  by  G.  N.  Shaw  & 
■Co.,  and  so  continued  until  the  present  firm  assumed  con- 
trol in  1889.  The  premises  are  of  the  dimensions  of 
18xS5  feet,  and  are  fitted  up  with  all  necessary  facilities 
and  stocked  with  a  complete  assortment  of  pure  drugs  and 
irst-class  druggists'  sundries.  Also  books,  stationery, 
toilet  and  fancy  goods.  Two  reliable  assistants  are  em- 
•ployed,  and  special  attention  is  paid  to  the  prescription 
department,  which  is  managed  with  unusual  accuracy. 
Mr.  Emerson  is  a  native  of  New  Hampshire,  and  is  one  of 
our  most  successful  and  popular  pharmacists.  He  has 
had  thirteen  years'  experience,  having  been  in  the  business 
eleven  years  in  Farmington,  N.  H.,  and  has  justly  earned 
the  esteem  and  appreciation  of  his  fellow  citizens. 

1  Harry    M.    Ho3rt    &    Co.,    Crescent    Bargain    Store, 

"Imported  and  Domestic  Dry  and  Fancy  Goods,  Ribbons, 
Gloves,  Hoisery,  Trimmings  and  Ladies'  Furnishings,  No. 
4  McDuffee  Block,  Rochester.  N.  II.— "All  is  not  gold 
that  glitters,"  according  to  the  proverb,  and  no  doubt 
there  is  not  one  of  our  renders  but  what  has  learned  from 
sad  experience  that  all  is  not  "  cheap  "  that  is  claimed  to 
be  so.  Indeed,  the  word  "  cheap "  has  a  very  elastic 
meaning,  and  it  mav  be  so  used  as  to  convey  precisely 
■opposite  ideas  at  different  time.s  but  take  it  in  the  sense 
of  "below  the  regular  rates,"  or  synonymous  with  the 
Avord  "  bargains,"  and  it  applies  very  forcibly  to  the  estab- 
lishment conducted  bv  Harry  .M.  Hoyt  &  Co  ,  at  No.  4 
McDuffee   Block.   for"the   "Crescent   Bargain  Store."  is 


indeed  a  "  bargain"  store  and  no  mistake,  the  proprietors 
being  very  clo.se  bujers  and  giving  their  customers  a  gen- 
erous share  of  the  benefits  thus  derived.  The  business 
was  founded  by  Mr.  E.  N.  Thorn  who  was  succeeded  by 
the  present  firm,  in  1889.  The  firm  is  composed  of  H.  M. 
Hoyl  and  .Mrs.  N.  F.  Wallace,  both  of  whom  are  natives 
of  Rochester,  their  store  is  of  the  dimensions  of  65  X  20 
feet  and  a  fiae  stock  of  imported  and  domestic  dry  and 
fancy  goods  is  carried,  and  also  ladies'  furnishings.  Four 
competent  and  reliable  assistants  are  constantly  employed, 
and  prompt  and  courteous  service  is  the  rule  of  the  house, 
and  our  advice  to  tliose  who  wish  good  articles  and  do  not 
caie  to  pay  fancy  prices  is  to  give  this  establishment  an 
early  call. 

J.  H.  Meserve  <&.  Co.,  manufacturers  of  and  dealers  in 
Mouldings,  Window  Frames,  Doors,  Brackets,  Stair  Rails 
and  Boxes,  Planing,  Sawing,  Turning,  Scroll  Sawing,  etc., 
Lumber,  Shingles,  Clapboards,  Glazed  Windows,  and 
Builders'  Finish,  Autumn  Street,  Rochester,  N.  H. — 
Messrs.  .1  H.  Meserve  &  Co.  have  an  extended  reputation 
for  furnishing  mouldings,  window  frames,  doors,  brackets, 
stair  rails  and  other  house  finish,  lumber,  shingles,  clap- 
boards, etc  ,  of  standard  quality  in  quanties  to  guit  at  pos- 
itively the  lowest  market  rates,  and  not  only  is  this  repu- 
tation thoroughly  well-deserved  but  it  is  the  natural  and 
inevitable  consequence  of  the  facilities  enjoyed  and  the 
methods  pursued  by  the  firm,  these  facilities  and  methods 
enabling  all  honorrtl)le  competition  to  be  easily  met.  The 
business  was  founded  in  1870  by  Mr.  ,J.  II.  Meserve.  the 
present  firm  name  being  adopted  in  1888.  Mr.  Meserve  is 
native  of  Rochester  and  is  associated  with  Mr.  George  H. 
McDuffee  a  native  of  Minnesota.  The  firm  buy  and  clear 
limber  land  and  arc  very  extensively  engaged  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  monUlings.  window  frames,  doors,  brackets, 
stair  rails,  and  boxes,  besides  doing  planing,  sawing,  turn- 
ing, scroll  sawing,  etc.,  to  order.  The  premises  made  use 
of  are  located  on  Autumn  street,  and  comprise  a  two-story 
mill  measuring  .50  x  100  feet,  besides  several  commodious 
storehouses.  The  plant  of  machinery  in  use  is  of  the 
most  improved  type  and  is  very  complete,  enabling  an 
immense  amount  of  work  to  be  turned  out  and  reducing 
the  expenses  of  production  to  a  minimum.  Power  is  fur- 
nished by  one  fifty  and  one  fortj'-horse  engine  and  employ- 
ment is  given  to  from  fifteen  to  thirty  assistants.  A  large 
stock  of  lumber,  shingles,  clapboards,  glazed  windows  and 
builders'  finish  is  constantly  carried  and  orders  can  be 
filled  without  delay,  the  very  lowest  market  prices  being 
quoted  to  both  wholesale  and  retail  buyers. 

R.  Frank  Tibbets,  dealer  in  Watches,  Jewelry,  Silver 
and  Plated  Ware.  Spectacles,  etc.,  Fine  Watch  Repairing 
and  Engraving.  No  10  Main  Street.  Wentworth  Block. 
Rochester.  N.  II. — Among  the  best  known  and  most  reli- 
able establishments  of  the  kind  in  Rochester  is  that  now 
conducted  by  Mr.  R.  Frank  Tibbets  at  No.  16  Main  street, 
Wentworth  Block.  This  enterprise  was  started  by  W.  J. 
Lewis,  who  was  succeeded  by  the  present  proprietor  in 
1882,  since  which  date  it  has  gained  a  well  earned  reputa- 
tion for  the  excellence  of  its  wares,  and  the  fidelity  with 
which  orders  entrusted  to  it  are  filled,  hence  its  business  is 
prosperous  and  steadily  increasing  With  the  advance- 
ment of  any  community  in  wealth,  intelligence  and  cult- 
ure, the  fine  arts  of  decoration  and  adornment  prosper, 
and  the  skill  and  taste  of  the  jeweler  is  brought  more  con- 
stantly and  generally  into  requisition.  Twenty  years  ago 
it  would  have  been  impossible  to  have  found  customers 
for  that  class  of  goods,  which  are  now  really  in  the  great- 
est demand  The  premises  utilized  by  Mr.  Tibbets  are  of 
the  dimensions  of  40  x  20  feet,  and  the  stock  carried  com- 
prises the  finest  grades  of  walolies.  and  a  beautiful  selec- 
tion of  jewelry,  also  silver  and  plated  ware,  spectacles, 
etc.  Fine  watch  repairing  and  engraving  is  done  here  in 
the  most  thorough  manner,  and  at  very  reasonable  prices. 
A  competent  a«sistant  is  emploj-ed,  while  the  proprietor 
iiives  his  personal  attention  to  the  business;  he  is  a  man  of 
judgment  and  sound  business  principles  and  of  superior 
taste  in  the  selection  of  his  stock. 


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LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  ROCHESTER. 


3.  G.  Morrill  <&  Co.,  Groceries  and  Grain.  Nos.  (53 
anil  65  .Main  Street,  Odd  Fellows'  Block.  Rochester, 
N.  H. — By  a  careful  e.xaraination  of  tlie  coniiiicrcial 
facilities  enjoyed  by  tlie  mercbants  of  Roches 
ter,  we  are "  led  to  maUe  special  reference  to 
the  liouse  of  Jlessrs.  J.  G.  Morrill  &  Co.  as  a  represen- 
tative one  in  the  line  of  groceries  and  grain.  Its  rank  has 
been  secured  by  enterprise,  energy  and  reliable  business 
method.'.  It  is  located  at  Nos.  63  and  65  JIain  ftrcet,  in 
Odd  Fellows'  Block,  and  was  opened  to  the  public  by  this 
firm  in  1884.  The  premises  occupied  comprise  a  doiible 
store  and  basenicut,  60x60  fet  t  each,  with  an  L  15x60 
feet,  and  a  storehouse  ^'2x60  feet,  giving  ample  accommo- 
dations for  the  large  >tock  that  is  constantl}  carried,  and 
for  the  prosecution  of  the  business  upon  an  e.xti-nsive 
scale.  Even  the  most  casual  observt  r,  upon  visiting  this 
house,  cannot  fail  to  be  impressed  with  the  extent.  sy>tem 
and  completeness  of  the  establishment,  and  it  may  be 
safely  asserted  that  in  quantity,  quality,  freshness  and 
variety  the  stock  carried  here  has  no  superior  in  this  sec- 
tion. In  the  line  of  family  groceries  the  firm  deal  in  the 
finest  teas,  the  purest  coffees  and  spices,  the  leading 
brands  of  tiour,  sugars,  syrups  and  molasses,  canned 
goods  in  great  variety,  preserves,  sauces  and  table  delica- 
cies of  the  most  desirable  kind.  The  stock  of  grain  is 
always  large,  choice  and  comphte.  received  direct  from 
the  hands  of  the  producer,  and  sold,  both  at  wholesale 
and  retail,  at  the  lowest  market  prices.  Goods  are 
promptly  delivered,  and  customers  are  assured  complete 
satisfaction,  not  only  in  the  character  of  the  goods,  but  in 
manifest  advantages  in  terms  and  prices.  The  firm  is 
composed  of  Messrs.  .1.  G.  Morrill,  a  native  of  J^Iaine, 
C.  F  Caverly  and  J  L  Swain,  bolli  natives  of  Rochester, 
and  well  and   favorably   known   in   this   community. 

A.  V.  Sanborn,  Furniture,  Undertaker,  Floral  Designs, 
Hanson  Street.  Rochester,  N.  H. — The  bu'-iness  conducted 
by  Jlr.  A.  V.  Sanhorn  on  Hanson  street  is  one  of  the  best 
managed  of  its  kind  in  Rochester.  Operations  were 
begun  here  by  the  present  proprietor  in  1878.  He  is  a 
native  of  Great  Falls,  N.  H  ,  and  is  one  of  the  best  known 
and  most  highly  esteemed  of  all  our  resident  business  men. 
The  premises  rnade  use  of  comprise  a  store  2.i  x  60  feet  in 
dimensions,  and  three  floors  above,  each  measuring  50x60 
feet.  Mr.  Sanborn  is  an  undertaker  and  dealer  in  furni- 
ture, general  goods  and  floral  designs,  be  carrying  a  heavy 
stock,  and  being  in  a  position  to  fill  orders  at  very  short 
notice,  and  the  stock  on  hand  is  so  arranged  as  to  make 
examination  very  easy.  Coffins,  caskets,  etc  ,  will  be 
supplied  at  very  moderate  rates,  and  the  assortment  is 
sufficiently  varied  to  allow  all  tastes  and  circumstances  to 
be  suited.  Three  assistants  are  employed,  and  they  are 
thoroughly  experienced  and  reliable.  The  entire  charge 
of  funerals  will  be  undertaken  if  desired,  and  every  com- 
mission will  be  promptly,  faithfully  and  inlellisjently  exe- 
cuted. 

Cascade  House,  A.  A.  Hayes,  Proprietor,  Rochester, 
N,  H. — The  Cascade  House  is"just  such  an  establishment 
as  the  majority  of  travellers  like  to  come  across  for  its 
proprietor  pays  more  attention  (o  comfort  than  to  style, 
and  the  consequence  is  that  his  guests  obtain  most  satis- 
factory accommodations  at  most"  reasonable  figures.  Of 
course  it  is  liard  to  define  just  what  is  meant  by  "  style." 
for  what  may  seem  very  stylish  to  one  man  may  appear 
quite  the  opposite  to  another,  but  generally  speaking,  the 
most  ■•stylish"  hotfls  are  tliose  that  charge  the  hfghest 
rates  for  the  least  satisfactory  service.  Mr.  A.  A.  Hayes' 
house  has  become  known  as  a  most  excellent  place  to  get 
a  good  subslanlial  meal  and  a  comfortable  room  for  very 
little  money,  and  there  is  not  a  similar  establishment  in 
this  section  deserving  a  more  liberal  patronage.  The  bill 
of  fare  is  always  exietisive,  and  at  all  times  of  year  tlie 
supply  of  substantials  and  delicacies  is  sufficientiy  abun- 
dant and  varied  to  allow  of  all  tastes  being  suited.  The 
premises  arc  located  on  Railroad  avenue,  and  are  well 
filled  up,  and  sufllcient  help  is  employed  to  promptly 
attend  to  the  wants  of  all  patrons. 


Geo.  W.  Sayward,  Dining  Rooms,  Hanson  Street,. 
l{ochesler,  N.  11. — It  might  seem  at  first  thought  easy- 
enough  to  manage  a  restaurant,  but  there  is  no  man  who 
has  had  much  occat-ion  to  palroni/e  these  places  but  what. 
will  say  that  the  really  fiood  onts  are  a  small  minority. 
Wliy,  is  not  for  us  to  state;  we  have  our  own  theories  oi> 
the  subject,  but  our  readers  want  facts  railier  than  theoiies,. 
and  are  naturally  more  interested  in  learning  of  one  good 
dining-room  than  in  hearing  the  reasons  why  a  halfdozem 
are  not  good.  Therefore  we  will  hasten  to  call  their  atten- 
tion to  the  dining  rooms,  conducted  by  Mr.  Geo.  W.  Say- 
ward  and  located  on  Hanson  street,  for  this  gentleman  is- 
one  of  the  few  who  know  liow  Ihings  should  be  done  and- 
spares  no  pains  to  attain  satisfactor}'  if  suits.  Mr.  Say- 
ward  was  born  in  Maine,  and  opened  his  present  place  of 
business  in  1880.  The  premises  can  accommodate  twenty 
guests  and  are  nicely  filted  up  wilh  all  Ihe  necessary  facil- 
ities. But  after  all  the  main  point  to  be  considered  in  an, 
establishment  of  this  kind  is  the  food,  and  here  Mr.  Say- 
ward  conies  out  strong,  for  he  supplies  his  customers  wiilr 
the  best  the  market  affords,  and  lakes  measures  to  see  that, 
it  is  properlj-  cooked  ami  promptly  and  courteously  served. 
Ice  cream  is  served  at  all  hours  either  by  plate  or  ([uantity. 
Employment  is  given  to  from  two  to  four  assistanis.  The- 
prices  here  are  veiy  moderate,  and  a  trial  of  the  accommo 
dalions  will  result  in  another  call. 


Mrs.  M.  A.  Richardson,  dealer  in  Jlillincry,  Hair  and 
Fancy  Goods;  Hair  Woik  of  every  (tescription  made  to- 
order  ;  IS'o.  3  McDuffee  Block,  Rochester, — There  is  one- 
ejlablishment  in  particular  which  Ihe  ladies  of  Rochester 
and  vicinity  speak  very  highly  of,  and  that  is  the  one  con- 
ducted by  Mrs.  JI.  A.  Richardson  at  No.  2  McDuffee 
Block.  This  enterprise  was  inaugurated  in  1871  by  the 
present  proprietress,  and  has  been  under  her  skillful  man- 
agement since  that  date.  The  premises  occupied  consist 
o(  half  a  store  and  are  well  fitted  up  the  slock  on  hand 
being  displayed  to  excellent  advantage.  It  comprises 
millinery  of  every  description  and  also  hair  and  fancy 
goods,  iind  bears  evidence  of  careful  selection  in  every 
department.  Mrs.  Richardson  is  a  native  of  Maine,  and 
has  a  large  circle  of  friends  and  patrons  in  Rochester. 
She  displays  excellent  taste  both  as  a  milliner  and  hair 
worker.  She  manufactures  hair  goods  of  every  descrip- 
tion, and  the  general  appreciation  of  the  results  she  attains 
is  shown  by  the  large  patronage  enjoye<i.  Seven  assistants 
are  employed  on  an  average  and  all  commissions  are 
promptly  executed,  and  uniformly  moderate  charges 
made.  Every  thing  offered  for  sale  here  i'?  guaranteed  to 
prove  strictly  as  represented  in  every  instance  and  the  ser- 
vice is  prompt  aud  courteous  at  all  times. 


E.  F.  Sleeper,  ileal,  Vegetables,  and  Caiinid  Goods. 
Odd  Fellows'  Block,  Rochester,  N.  H. — An  accommodat- 
ing spirit  and  a  determination  to  do  the  fair  thing  in  every 
transaction  are  powerful  aids  to  success  in  every  business 
enterprise,  and  they  have  not  failed  to  exercise  their  usual 
effect  in  the  case  of  Mr.  E,  F.  Sleeper,  who  carries  on 
business  in  Odd  Fellows'  Block,  Rochester.  Business  was 
started  here  by  Jlr.  .1.  S.  Gilman,  who  was  succeeded  by 
Jlr.  ,T.  N.  Varney,  who  gave  place  to  the  present  propri- 
etor during  the  current  year.  This  gentleman  is  a  native- 
of  Barnslead,  N  H..  and  is  well  known  in  this  community 
as  an  enterprising  and  reputable  merchant,  who  neglects 
no  honorable  means  to  extend  liis  business  operations. 
Mr.  Sleeper's  store  is  of  the  dimensions  of  23  X  50  feet, 
and  he  claims  to  have  one  of  Ihe  best  stocks  of  meat,  veg- 
etables and  canneil  goods  in  Rochester,  and  certainly  the 
assorlmenl  he  exliibiis  of  lliese  goods  is  admiralde,  not 
only  for  its  completeness,  but  also  for  the  standard  char- 
acter of  the  articles  composing  it.  A  competent  assistant 
is  given  emplo3-ment,  and  everything  is  so  arranged  as  to- 
permit  of  the  prompt  and  accurate  filling  of  orders,  and 
those  who  want  superior  meat,  etc  ,  at  low  prices  shouldi 
certainly  patronize  the  eslablisliment  conducted  by  Mr.  E. 
F.  Sleeper,  in  Odd  Fellows  Block. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  HOCtlESTER. 


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J.  E  McDuifee,  Teacher  of  Instrumental  JIusic,  No.  9 
McDuffce  Block,  UocUestcr,  N.  H. — That  a  person  may 
be  a  most  execrable  musician  and  at  the  same  time  an 
excellent  teacher  of  music,  may  seem  to  be  u  paradox  to 
such  of  our  readers  as  have  never  given  the  matter  special 
tliouglil  ;  but  it  is  as  true  in  the  teaching  ot  music  as  in 
that  of  arithmetic  or  language,  that  persona)  mastery  of 
the  suljject  does  not  necessarily  involve  the  capacity  to 
make  its  details  plain  to  others.  Of  late  years  this  fact 
has  come  to  be  generally  appreciated,  and  the  result  is  that 
teaching  has  been  elevated  to  the  dignity  of  a  profession, 
being  no  longer  consiiiercd  merely  a  meclianical  occupa- 
tion wliich  might  be  successfully  followed  by  any  one 
having  the  necessary  technical  knowledge.  The  born 
teacher  never  loses  interest  in  even  the  primary  principles 
of  the  art  he  or  she  may  teach,  and  it  is  this  exhibition  of 
interest — this  ever  free  enthusiasm — wliich  inspires  the 
most  unresponsive  pupils  to  exert  themselves,  and  which 
wins  complete  success  in  many  a  case  which  would  other- 
wise have  resulted  in  utter  failure.  Those  who  are  at  all 
conversant  with  the  methods  followed  by  Mr.  J.  E. 
McDuffee  need  not  be  reminded  how  noticeable  is  the 
interest  whicli  he  takes  in  the  progress  of  eacli  of  his 
pupils,  and  it  is  hardly  necessary  to  add  that  this  genuine 
personal  interest  has  much  to  do  with  the  success  this 
gentleman  has  met  with.  He  is  considered  by  good 
lutliority  to  be  one  of  the  best  teachers  of  instrumental 
iiHisic  in  IS'ew  Hainp.'-hire,  and  the  record  lie  has  made 
liere  proves  that  judgment  to  be  well  founded.  His  rooms 
are  located  at  No.  i)  McDufTee  Block,  where  full  informa- 
tion concerning  hours  of  tuition,  terms,  etc  ,  will  be  given 
upon  application. 

Edwin  W.  Standley,  dealer  in  Choice  Groceries,  Tea, 
('i>ffee  and  Spices.  Kocliester,  N.  H. — Such  of  our  readers 
as  are  seeking  for  an  establishment  where  there  may 
always  be  found  a  large  and  complete  stock  of  groceries, 
whore  the  service  is  prompt  and  courteous,  the  goods  reli- 
able and  I  lie  prices  low,  may  very  profilably  visit  the  store 
conducted  by  Mr.  Edwin  \V.  Standley  on  Elm  street,  for 
here  is  just  the  combination  they  are  looking  for.  Doubt- 
less many  who  read  these  lines  will  not  need  to  be  told  of 
till'  fact  slated,  for  .Mr.  Standley's  establishment  is  ahead}' 
well  and  favorably  known  throughout  this  vicinity,  and 
the  extent  to  which  it  is  patronized,  affords  the  best  possi- 
ble proof  that  the  inducements  offered  are  appreciated. 
'I'he  proprietor  is  a  native  of  Falmouth,  N.  H.  He  began 
operations  herein  1883  as  successor  lo  Mr.  Walter  Stand- 
ley  who  estalilished  tlie  business  liere  in  1878.  The  store 
occupi' d  is  50  X  70  feet  in  dimensions,  and  the  stock 
carried  is  a  very  well-selected  one,  comprising  choice  fam- 
ily groceries,  teas,  coffees,  spices,  etc.,  flour  and  grain,  and 
quite  tin  assortment  of  crockery  is  also  offered.  Employ- 
ment is  given  to  f<iur  assistants,  and.  the  promptness  and 
aciuracy  displayed  in  the  filling  of  orders  might  be  profit- 
ably imitated  by  many  establishments  less  estensivel}' 
patronized,  for  two  order  and  delivery  teams  are  constantly 
employed  in  this  work  Jlr.  Standley  is  in  a  position  to 
quote  bottom  prices,  and  does  so  every  time.  A  very 
large  exchange  trade  is  carried  on  in  farmer's  produce  of 
every  description. 

Holt  &  Morrison,  Machinists  and  Pipers.  Particular 
attention  paid  to  Job  Work.  (Connected  witli  Soule's 
Iron  and  Brass  Foundry.)  Opposite  Union  Depot,  Roches- 
tee,  N.  H.— Tlie  firm  of  Holt  &  Moriison  was  formed  in 
18i)0.  but  the  business  is  not  of  such  late  origin  as  this 
would  indicate  for  it  was  founded  in  1888  by  Messrs. 
Barry  &,  Morrison,  Jlr.  Barry  being  succeeded  by  -Mr.  J.  H. 
Holt,  who  is  a  native  of  Biddeford,  Me.,  Mr.  W  N.  Jlorri- 
son  lieiug  a  native  of  Wolfhoro,  N.  H.  Both  tliese  genlle- 
inen  are  thorough  mechanii  s  and  have  an  excellent  idea  of 
tlie  needs  of  steam  users  and  manufacturers  in  general,  so 
the  service  they  offer  is  bolli  intelligent  and  comprehensive 
and  is  a  distinct  benefit  to  the  manufacturing  interests  of 
this  section.     The  firm  are  machinists  and  pipers  and  con- 


stantly carry  a  good  stock  of  shafting,  hangers,  pulleys, 
pipe  and  fittings,  engines,  boilers,  pumps  and  blowers ; 
thus  being  in  a  position  to  fill  orders  at  very  short  notice. 
I'unips  and  blowers  are  specialties  with  this  concern  and 
will  be  lurnished  in  any  desired  size  at,  the  very  lowest 
market  rates.  Particular  attention  is  paid  to  job  work, 
and  as  the  shop  is  very  thoroughly  fitted  up  and  is  con- 
nected with  Soule's  iron  and  brass  foundry,  almost  any 
work  of  their  kind  can  be  successfully  undertaken,  and 
carried  out  with  very  little  delay,  employment  being  given 
to  six  competent  assistants.  The  shop  is  conveniently 
located,  opposite  the  Union  Depot,  and  has  an  area  of 
between  l.'iUO  and  2000  square  feet. 

Joseph  Fleury,  Drugs  and  Medicines,  Grange  Block, 
Rochester,  N  H. — It  may  seem  a  strange  assertion  to 
make  to  say  that  the  carrying  on  of  a  large  number  of 
drug  stores  argue  well  for  the  public  health,  but  there  is 
ground  for  the  statement  for  the  simple  reason  that  many 
drugs  depend  greatly  upon  their  freshness  for  their  effect, 
and  the  existence  of  a  large  number  of  drug  stores  has 
the  result  of  causing  each  dealer  to  carry  but  a  compara- 
tively small  stock  of  any  one  article,  the  consequence 
being  that  physicians  can  depend  upon  having  their  pre- 
scriptions tilled  b}'  the  use  of  ingredients  much  fresher 
than  wouUl  otherwise  be  possible — a  fact  which  we  com- 
mend to  the  consideration  of  the  few  who  think  that  now 
as  formerly  every  doctor  should  compound  his  own  medi- 
cines. Mr.  Howe  who  conducts  this  store  is  promi- 
nently known  throuhout  this  vicinity,  having  been  the  post- 
master here  for  about  live  years.  Tlie  premises  are  75x22 
feet  in  dimensions,  and  contain  a  fine  assortment  of  all 
that  is  usually  lo  be  found  in  a  first-class  drug  store. 
Three  assistants  are  employed,  and  great  care  and  atten- 
tion is  given  to  the  compounding  of  physicians'  prescrip- 
tions. Air.  Fleury  is  a  native  of  Suncook,  N.  H.,  and 
opened  his  store  here  in  1889.  He  is  a  well  known  busi- 
ness man  and  the  proprietor  of  a  fine  clothing  establish- 
ment in  his  native  town.  Many  residents  of  Rochester 
can  testify  to  the  merits  of  his  pharniacj',  and  a  careful 
examination  of  the  methods  pursued  will  convince  any 
one  of  the  value  of  such  an  establishment. 

Rochester  Shoe  Co.,  Rochester,  X.  H. — There  is  everj' 
reason  to  believe  that  shoe  mannfaciuring  is  destined  to 
become  one  of  the  most  important  of  New  Hampshire  in- 
dustries, for  many  extensive  establishments  have  been 
opened  in  this  State  of  late  years  and  the  results  attained 
have  been  so  favorable  as  to  have  attracted  the  attention 
of  shoe  manufacturers  throughout  the  East.  The  Roches- 
ter Shoe  Company  began  operations  in  1884,  the  proprie- 
tor, Mr.  F.  W.  Breed,  being  a  resident  of  Lynn,  and  one 
of  the  best  known  manufacturers  in  that  "  City  of  Shoes." 
He  also  carries  on  a  factory  at  Athol  and  another  at  Mar- 
blehead,  Mass.,  and  his  productions  are  shipped  to  all 
parts  of  the  country  and  held  in  high  favor  by  both  con- 
sumers and  the  trade.  The  Rochester  factory  is  three 
stories  and  an  attic  in  height  and  46x150  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, and  is  fitted  up  throughout  with  the  most  improved 
machinery  ;  employment  being  given  to  from  2.")0  to  300 
assistants,  and  the  capacity  per  day  being  about  2500  pairs 
of  ladies'  and  misses'  shoes  in  medium  and  cheap  grades. 
The  Boston  office  is  at  No.  286  Devonshire  street,  and  the 
facilities  are  such  that  the  heaviest  orders  can  be  filled  at 
comparatively  short  notice  and  at  the  lowest  market 
rates.  Mr.  I.  L.  Witherell  is  superintendent  of  the 
Rochester  and  Athol  factories,  and  to  his  close  and  skillful 
supervision  the  uniformity  of  merit  so  noticeable  in  the 
several  grades  produced  at  these  establishments  is  to  a 
great  extent  due.  Some  idea  of  the  importance  of  Mr. 
Breed's  plants  for  shoe  manufacturing  may  be  gained 
from  the  fact  that  his  three  factories  have  a  combined 
capacity  of  125  sixty-pair  cases  per  day.  Mr.  Breed  is 
very  prominently  known  in  New  England,  being  one  of 
the  World's  Fair  ommissioners  for  .Massachusetts  for  the 
Chicago  Fair,  under  appointment  from  President  Harri- 
son. 


66 


LEABINO  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  ROCHESTER. 


Wilder  B.  Neal,  proprietor  "The  Globe"  Crockery 
and  Variciy  Store,  ilarket  Street,  Rochester,  N.  H. — 
Among  the  establishments  to  which  general  consent  has  ac- 
corded the  leadership  in  their  special  line  is  that  conducted 
by  Jlr.  Wilder  B.  Keal  on  JIarket  street,  and  "The 
Globe  "  variety  atore,  as  it  called,  has  no  reason  to  avoid 
comparison  with  any  similar  enterprise  in  Rochester.  We 
make  this  assertion  advisedly,  and  after  a  careful  review 
of  the  subject  may  add  without  egoiism  Unit  we  have  had 
exceptional  opportunities  to  form  an  adequate  opinion  re- 
garding the  comparative  standing  of  any  esiablishment  o 
the  sort  mentioned.  The  enterprise  was  established  in 
1884  by  the  present  proprietor  who  has  sliown  from  the 
first  that  he  would  not  be  content  wilh  any  second  place 
in  his  line  of  business,  Mr.  Neal  is  a  native  of  Farming- 
ton,  Me.,  and  is  widely  known  and  highly  esteemed  in 
this  communitv,  because  of  his  honorable  business  meth- 
ods and  the  enterprise  at  his  popular  store.  The  premises 
used  are  19x80  feet  in  dimensions.  Crockery,  tinware 
and  toys  of  all  descriptions  are  largely  dealt  in.  A  very 
fine  and  large  assortment  of  crockery  and  glassware  is 
carried  from  which  tcj  select,  and  we  need  not  inform  those 
who  have  patronized  this  store  that  all  goods  are  sold  at 
the  very  lowest  rates,  but  to  those  who  have  not  we  will 
say  no  greater  bargains  are  to  be  found  in  Rochester,  and 
certainly  no  such  stock  of  goods  from  which  to  select.  A 
specialty  is  made  of  picture  framing,  which  is  done  to 
order  at  short  notice  and  at  very  reasonable  rates. 

F.  Ii.  Chesley,  Hatter,  Market  Street,  Rochester,  N. 
H. — Among  those  doing  business  in  Rochester  none  is 
better  known  than  Mr.  F.  L.  Chesley,  who  is  town  clerk 
and  has  a  large  circle  of  friends,  by  no  means  confined  to 
any  particular  section  The  establishment  now  conducted 
by  Mr.  Chesley  was  founded  by  Mr.  James  Smith,  who 
was  succeeded  by  F.  H.  Orr,  who  gave  place  to  C.  H. 
Chase  about  1878,  the  present  proprietor  assuming  control 
of  the  business  in  1883.  The  premises  utilized  are 
located  on  Central  square,  and  are  about  500  square  feet 
in  size,  where  a  fine  stock  of  all  the  latest  styles  of  gents' 
hats  is  constantly  kept  on  hand  as  well  as  a  very  com- 
plete line  of  gents'  furnishings.  Mr.  Chesley's  goods  are 
perfectly  reliable,  and  are,  in  fact  guaranteed  to  prove  as 
represented.  So  that  no  fears  need  be  entertained  that 
anything  bought  of  him  will  not  prove  satisfactory,  and 
the  purchaser  can  well  feel  sure  that  all  he  buys  will  be 
sold  at  prices  as  low  as  the  lowest.  The  services  of  a 
courteous  and  well  informed  assistant  are  employed,  and 
castomers  are  assured  polite  treatment  and  honorable 
dealings. 

S.  H.  Bumham's  Ladies'  and  Gent.s'  Oyster  and  Dining 
Rooms  ;  Charles  W.  Hoyt,  Clerk  ;  Cigars  and  Tobacco  ; 
Oysters  constantly  on  hand  ;  9  Hanson  Street,  Rochester, 
N.  H  —Considering  that  Mr.  S.  H.  Burnham  has  been 
engaged  in  feeding  the  public  for  about  twenty  years  it 
would  be  strange  if  he  didn't  understand  the  business  by 
this  time,  and  as  a  matter  of  fact  we  believe  he  does  know 
about  all  there  is  to  be  known  about  it,  for  his  establish- 
ment at  No.  9  Hanson  street,  is  as  satisfactory  a  place  for 
a  hungry  man  (or  woman  either,  for  that  matter)  to  visit 
as  we  have  ever  had  the  good  fortune  to  find.  Meals  may 
be  had  at  all  hours,  and  we  are  sure  that  even  the  most 
fastidious  will  find  no  reasonable  cause  for  complaint  at 
the  food,  the  cooking  or  the  service,  for  all  are  first-class, 
and  quantity  is  looked  after  as  well  as  quality.  Accommo'- 
dations  can  be  made  to  seat  fifty  guests,  and  six  competent 
assistants  are  employed.  Oysters  are  constantly  kept  on 
hand  and  can  be  served  in  any  desired  form  ;  cigars  and 
tobacco  an^  also  carried,  and  every  thing  is  sold  at  very 
moderate  prices.  Mr  Burnham  is  a  native  of  Farming- 
ton,  N.  II  ;  he  began  operations  here  in  1861.  In  connec- 
tion witli  his  oyster  and  dining  rooms,  he  also  carries  on  a 
bakery,  and  is  prepared  to  cater  lo  parties,  etc.,  at  short 
notice  and  very  reasonable  terms.  Mr.  Chas.  W.  Hoyt 
acts  as  clerk  for  the  restaurant,  for  which  position  he  is 
indeed,  well  adapted. 


>-^^^^ 


Mansion  House,  N.  F.  Ham,  Proprietor.  Reduced  Rates 
to  the  Dramatic  Profession  ;  First-class  Sample  Room  Con- 
nected ;  Heated  by  Steam  ;  Electric  Bells.  Main  Street, 
Rochester,  N.  H. — The  Mansion  House  was  originallj' 
opened  by  Mr.  L.  H.  Wentworth  in  1S67.  Several  changes 
were  made  in  the  managemeut,  when  Messrs.  Cotton  & 
Ham  took  the  management  of  it  in  1887.  During  the  year 
Mr.  Cotton  retired,  and  Mr.  N.  F.  Ham  assumed  sole  con- 
trol of  the  house,  and  the  Mansion  House  has  never  been 
more  skillfully  and  liberally  conducted  than  has  been  the 
case  since  Mr.  Ham  became  its  proprietor.  He  is  a  native 
of  New  Durham,  N.  H.,  and  is  one  of  the  few  men  who 
have  a  "  natural  gift "  lor  hotel  keeping,  for  it  is  only  such 
men  that  are  able  to  so  manage  as  to  make  their  guests 
feel  perfectly  at  home  and  at  ease.  While  at  the  s^ame 
time  maintaining  that  order  and  propriety  essential  to  the 
conduct  of  a  really  first  class  house.  The  house  is  located 
on  Main  street.  It  is  heated  by  steam  and  is  fitted  through- 
out with  electric  bells.  The  beds  aud  other  furnishings 
are  strictly  first-class  in  every  particular.  Employment  is 
given  to  from  eight  to  ten  competent  assistants,  and  the 
service,  at  the  table  and  elsewhere,  is  prompt,  intelligent 
and  courteous.  The  house  has  accommodation  for  sixty 
guests.  Mr.  Ham  gives  special  attention  to  the  cuisine, 
and  the  bill  of  fare  is  varied  enough  to  suit  all  tastes, 
while  the  best  the  market  affords  is  placed  before  the 
guests  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  There  is  a  finely 
equipped  sample  room  connected  with  the  hotel.  The 
terms  lo  all  are  very  moderate,  while  reduced  rates  are 
given  to  the  dramatic  profession,  and  all  strangers  visiting 
Rochester  may  avoid  much  annoyance  by  putting  up  at 
the  house.  A  good  livery  stable  is  connected  with  the 
hotel,  where  first  class  livery  accommodations  can  be  had 
at  moderate  charges." 

Wm.  Bell,  Dry  Goods  and  Groceries,  River  Street, 
Rochester,  N.  H. — Geperally  speaking,  it  is  safe  to  say 
that  it  alwaj's  pays  for  a  business  man  to  keep  faith  wilh 
his  customers,  and,  although  there  are  some  who  believe 
differently,  and  think  that  "sharp  practice"  is  profitable 
aud  "  smart,"  the  success  they  generally  meet  with  is  not 
pronounced  enough  to  prove  their  position.  The  enviable 
reputation  held  by  the  establisliment  conducted  by  Mr. 
Wm.  Bell  on  River  street  could  never  have  been  built  up 
liy  questionable  methods,  and  the  proprietor  may  well  take 
pride  in  maintaining  an  enterprise  which  has  so  good  a 
name  in  the  community.  iMr.  Bell  opened  his  present 
store  in  1879,  since  wliich  date  his  business  has  increased 
to  such  proportions  as  to  require  the  enlargement  of  his 
store — in  connection  wilh  which  he  uses  a  roomy  store- 
house. He  carries  a  fine  stock  of  staple  and  fancj-  gro- 
ceries, and  also  dry  goods,  which  have  been  carefully 
selected  and  are  of  a  quality  which  renders  them  accept- 
able to  the  most  fastidious.  The  prices  on  all  goods  are 
below  the  average.  Oiilj'  capable  assistants  are  employed. 
Orders  are  promptly  and  carefully  filled,  and  every  caller 
is  assured  immediate  attention  and  courteous  treatment. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  ROCnESTBR. 


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TiLTON  &  Richards,  Sole  Agents. 

Tilton  &  Richards,  Watchmakers  and  Jewelers,  No.  2 
McDuffee  Block,  Kociiester,  X.  H. — The  estiiblishment 
located  at  No.  2  McDuffee  Block,  occupies  a  prominent 
position  among  similar  houses  in  this  town.  It  is  one  of 
the  most  complete  and  attractive  stores  of  its  kind  in 
Kochestcr.  and  carries  a  reliable  stock  of  goods  embracing 
a  fine  variety  of  watches,  clocks,  jewelry  and  optical 
goods.  Tlie  store  (or  rather  the  half  store,  as  part  of  it  is 
devoted  to  the  sale  of  fancy  goods,  etc.)  is  20  x  80  feet  in 
dimen.sions.  The  proprietors,  Messrs.  G.  H.  Tilton  and  F. 
I.  Richards  are  both  natives  of  Rochester,  and  ire  very 
well  known  and  highly  esteemed  gentlemen.  They  began 
operations  here  in  1888  as  successors  to  .Mr.  M.  H.  Osgood, 
who  had  then  carried  on  the  business  for  about  twelve 
years.  The  tirm  conduct  their  business  on  a  high  plan  of 
honor  with  fair  representation  of  all  goods,  and  one  price, 
that  the  very  lowest.  They  have  always  tried  to  carry  on 
business  to  the  satisfaction  of  their  patrons,  and  from  the 
amount  of  patronage  now  enjoyed  it  is  fair  to  presume 
they  have  succeeded.  Special  attention  is  paid  to  the 
repairing  of  watches,  jewelry,  etc.,  and  the  most  intricate 
job  will  be  satisfactorily  performed  in  a  workmanlike 
manner  at  exceedingly  moderate  rales.  Special  attention 
given  to  fitting  glasses  and  spectacles  to  impaired  vision. 
A  good  line  of  optical  goods  in  stock. 


ized  by  him  in  carrying  on  his  business  is  of  the  dimen 
sions  of  GO  X  25  feet — in  which  a  fine  stock  is  to  be  seen, 
consisting  of  stoves,  furnaces  and  ranges,  and  tin,  iron, 
glass  and  wooden  ware  is  handled  in  ttreat  variety.  Mr. 
Cooper  is  prepared  lo  quote  the  lowest  market  rates  on  all 
eoods  dealt  in.  and  to  guarantee  everything  to  be  exactly 
as  represented  in  ever}'  instance.  From  one  to  three  expe- 
rienced assistants  are  employed  who  are  courteous  and 
prompt  in  all  respects.  Roofing  and  furnace  w^rk  is 
i;ivcn  special  attention,  and  repairing  of  all  deserjplinns  is 
done  in  a  most  thorough  manner  and  at  small  prices,  the 
facilities  for  doing  such  work  being  first  class.  Mr.  Cooper 
nives  all  work  his  own  personal  supervision. 


Rochester  Steam  Laundry,  George  F.  Willev.  .Ir  ,  pro- 
prietor. All  Goods  C.  (>.  D.  Corner  Main  a"nd  Arrow 
Streets,  Roehester,  N.  II. — We  sometimes  hear  pe^'ple  say 
they  can't  afford  to  send  their  clothes  to  a  public  laundry, 
but  in  the  majority  of  such  cases  if  the  matter  were  accu- 
rately figured  out  it  would  be  found  that  as  a  matter  of 
fiict,  they  can't  afford  to  have  their  washing  done  at  home, 
I  they  did  but  know  it.  Everybody  knows  how  "  wash- 
l:iy  "  upsets  the  average  family,  making  a  va«t  amount  of 
'  \tra  work,  causing  everybody  to  feel  uncomfortable  and 
lUing  the  house  with  steam  and  bad  odors,  and  many 
know  that  physicians  trace  many  a  case  of  serious  sickness 
to  this  "economical  "  practice,  which  thus  saves  laundry 
bills  and  gives  tiie  doctor  a  chance  to  make  a  dollar. 
Those  who  patronize  a  laundry  have  one  solid  satisfaction 
111  all  events,  they  know  just  what  this  washing  !,«  costing 
iliem,  and  that  is  much  more  than  can  be  said  of  those 
who  consume  fuel,  hire  help  and  expose  their  families  to 
sickness,  and  after  all  don't  attain  half  such  satisfactory 
results  as  are  assured  to  all  sending  their  goods  to  a  first- 
class  public  establishment,  as,  for  instance,  the  Rochester 
Steam  Lavmdry,  located  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Arrow 
streets.  The  proprietor  of  this  popular  enterprise,  Mr. 
George  F.  VVilley,  .Jr.,  is  a  native  of  this  town,  and  has 
carried  on  business  here  since  188.5,  and  has  built  up  an 
extensive  and  desirable  patronage,  which  is  steadily 
increasing.  The  business  has  increased  to  such  propor- 
tions that  the  old  quarters  occupied  recently  on  Central 
Square  could  not  accommodate  it  and  the  proprietor  was 
fiirced  to  provide  new  quarters  with  greatly  increased 
facilities  for  doing  the  work,  both  in  room  and  improved 
machinery,  hence  the  pre.sent  site,  formerly  known  as 
Cole's  estate,  was  obtained,  and  a  new  twostory  building, 
G0x40  feet,  was  built,  with  a  fine  basement" under  the 
whole.  This  building  has  been  fitted  up  and  new  machin- 
ery added  to  the  plant  before  in  use  at  an  expense  of  about 
$7000.  It  includes  a  steam  dry  room  of  ten  racks,  and  as 
family  washing  is  to  be  a  specialty,  a  mangle  for  that  pur- 
pose has  been  put  in.  Agencies  in  nearly  every  town  in 
the  State  are  being  established,  the  capacity  being  sutHcient 
for  any  amount  of  work,  and  everythingis  reduced  to  a 
.system,  so  that  errors  are  thus  obviated.  With  these 
increased  facilities  in  mom  and  late.';!  improved  machinery, 
Mr.  Willey  is  enabled  to  do  first  class  work  and  quote 
very  low  prices.  All  work  is  guaranteed,  to  the  satisfac- 
tion of  customers.  Employment  is  given  to  from  twelve 
to  fifteen  assistants,  and  the  largest  orders  can  be  filled  at 
the  shortest  notice.  The  office  is  in  front  of  the  brick 
block  opening  on  Main  street. 


Leroy  G.  Cooper,  Stoves,  Furnaces.  Ranges.  Repairing 
of  all  kinds  done  to  order.  Roofing  and  Furnace  work. 
Tin,  Iron,  Glass,  Japan  and  Wooden  Ware,  44  Jlarket 
Street,  Rochester,  N.  H.— The  establishment  conducted 
by  Mr.  Leroy  G.  Cooper  at  No.  44  Markel  street,  has  only 
been  in  operation  a  short  time,  but  during  that  time  has 
proved  entirely  successful — as  is  only  natural  as  the  pro- 
prietor has  spared  no  pains  to  completely  satisfy  all  those 
who  have  given  him  their  custom.  The  gentleman  ,in 
question  is  a  native  of  Parsonsfield,  Me.     The  store  util- 


WORCESTER  &  GREENFIELD, 


Books.  Stationery  and  Fancy  Goods 


ROCHESTER,  N.    H. 


r'8 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  ROCHESTER. 


Rochester  Foundry  and  Machine  Co.  (successors  to 
Chas.  E.  Clark,)  manufacturers  and  dealers  in  Engines, 
Boilers,  Feed  Pumps,  Shafting,  Hangers,  Pulleys,  Shaving 
Exhausters,  Mill  Machinery,  etc..  Mechanic  Square,  Roch- 
ester, N.  II. — The  Rochester  Foundry  and  Machine  Com- 
pany was  organized  in  1887  to  continue  the  business 
founded  by  Mr.  Charles  E.  Clark  in  1880,  the  proprietors 
being  Messrs.  C.  E.  Clark  and  J.  C.  Fiirnald,  the  former  a 


native  of  Dover  and  the  latter  of  Exeter.  The  company 
are  manufacturers  of  and  dealers  in  engines,  boilers,  feed 
pumps,  thafting,  hangers,  pulleys,  shaving  exhausters, 
mill  machinery,  etc.,  being  prepared  to  furnish  these  and 
kindred    commodities    at    short  notice   and  at  moderate 


figures.  This  concern  has  a  well-earned  reputation  for 
furnishing  machinerj'  that  fully  bears  out  all  claims  made 
concerning  it,  and  manufacturers  thnmgliout  this  section 
naturally  appreciate  such  a  policy  and  place  a  large  pro- 
portion of  their  orders  with  Messrs.  Clark  &  Furnald. 
The  company  give  particular  attention  to  repairing,  and 
are  in  a  position  to  guarantee  satisfaction  in  this  impor- 
tant department  of  their  business,  not  only  as  regards  the 
quality  of  the  work  and  the  charges  made  but  also  in  con- 
nection with  the  promptness  with  wliich  orders  are  filled, 
as  the  facilities  available  are  such  as  to  obviate  all  unnec- 
essary delay.  The  premises  made  use  of  are  located  in 
Jlechanic  Square  and  comprise  a'machire  shop  occupying 
two  floors  of  the  dimensions  of  30x60  feet,  together  with 
a  spacious  foundr}'.  Employment  is  given  to  fnm  six  to 
twelve  experienced  assistants.  All  sizes  of  pipe  and  fit- 
tings are  constantly  on  hand  and  will  be  furnishfd  in  any 
desired  quantities  at  the  lowest  market  rates. 

Hofmann  &  Wolf,  Ladies'  Furnishing  Goods,  Kid 
Gloves,  etc.,  next  to  Post-Ofiice.  Rochester,  N.  H. — The 
most  successful  buyer  is  the  one  who  discriminates  the 
most  8uccs«fully  between  "goods  cheap"  and  "cheap 
goods,"  and  it  is  just  such  a  buyer  who  will  find  the  most 
to  admire  in  the  assortment  of  ladies'  furnishing  goods, 
fancy  goods,  small  wares,  etc.,  offered  by  Messrs.  Hof- 
mann &  Wolf,  for  these  gentlemen  carry  on  business  on 
the  "  quick  sales  and  small  profits"  system,  and  both  the 
goods  and  prices  combine  to  form  a  powerful  argument  in 
favor  of  patronizing  this  store.  The  residents  of  Roches- 
ter are  too  intelligent  not  to  perceive  the  force  of  an  argu- 
ment of  this  kind,  and  the  natural  result  is  that  this  store 
is  becoming  a  popular  resort,  and  is  gaining  in  favor  daily. 
The  firm  in  question  is  made  up  of  Max  Hofmann  and 
Benny'Wolf,  they  began  their  present  business  here  in  1889. 
The  premises  in  use  are  located  on  Hanson  street,  next 
door  to  the  post-office.  The  firm  give  personal  atten- 
tion to  the  business  and  as  a  result,  all  customers  are  sure 
of  being  promptly  and  politely  served.  The  goods  dealt 
in  are  guaranteed  to  be  strictly  as  represented. 

J.  M.  Humphrey,  Watches,  Clocks,  Jewelry  and  Repair- 
ing and  Telephone  Exchange,  Rochester,  N.  H. — Every- 
body ought  to  have  a  reliable  watch  for  time  is  money 
nowadays  and  no  one  can  aflford  to  waste  his  own  or  any- 
body else's  time,  in  business  hours  at  all  events,  and  one 
of  the  first  things  to  do  if  3'ou  would  avoid  such  waste  is 
to  get  a  watch  that  ctin  be  entirely  depended  upon.  Don't 
say  j'ou  can't  afford  it,  for  dependable  watches  are  sold  at 
such  low  figures  at  the  present  time  that  they  are  within 
the  means  of  all.  If  you  doubt  this  fact  call  at  the  estab- 
lishment conducted  by  Mr.  J.  M.  Humphrey,  on  Main 
street.  He  can  show  you  a  full  line  of  reliable  watches  in 
gold  and  silver  cases,  and  is  prepared  to  name  prices  that 
will  compare  favorably  with  those  quoted  by  any  other 
dealer.  Clocks  are  also  largely  dealt  in»  and  so  is  jewelry, 
silver  plated  ware  and  optical  goods,  and  Mr.  Humphrey 
names  low  prices  on  all  the  goods  he  handles  The  prem- 
ises occupied  are  about  lioO  square  feet  in  size,  and  two 
reliable  assistants  are  employed.  Particular  attention  is 
given  repairing,  the  work  being  done  in  a  skillful  and 
painstaking  manner,  and  orders  being  filled  at  short  notice 
at  moderate  rates.  Mr.  Humphrey  is  a  native  of  Boston, 
Mass.,  and  began  his  present  business  during  the  current 
year.  He  has  also  a  telephone  exchange  located  in  his 
store. 


Ijliiu's    EVK    \'lKW    Ul'    Fak.mington. 


HISTORICAL  SKHTCll  OF  FARMINGTON 

AND  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 


The  history  of  Farmington  is  quite  devoid  of  those  romantic  and  exciting  features  whicli  figure 
so  prominently  in  the  story  of  the  settlement  and  development  of  Dover,  Portsmouth  and  other  early 
settled  towns,  for  Farmington  was  not  incorporated  until  very  near  the  opening  of  the  present  century, 
long  after  all  Indian  troubles  had  ceased  and  nearly  a  score  of  years  after  the  colonies  had  fought  for 
and  won  their  independence.  Thus  the  annals  of  the  town  record  peaceful  progress  rather  than  "hair 
breadth  'scapes  'mid  flood  and  field,"  and  those  who  are  interested  only  in  accounts  of  war  and 
adventure  must  turn  to  the  history  of  Rocliester  to  find  such  tales  relating  to  Farraington's  territory, 
for  the  town  was  originally  a  part  of  Rochester  and  during  the  years  from  1745  to  1749  was  overrun 
by  the  hostile  Indians  who  terrorized  that  settlement. 

The  first  recorded  division  of  what  is  now  Farmington  territory  was  decided  upon  April  20,  1730, 
when  the  Rochester  proprietors  voted  to  cut  up  that  portion  of  their  grant  of  land  which  had  not 
previously  been  disposed  of,  into  lots  of  not  less  than  two  hundred  and  forty  acres  each.  The  lots 
were  drawn  December  17,  ]7:iO,  the  territory  affected  comprising  the  greater  part  of  that  now  included 
in  Milton  and  Farmington.  The  first  settler  came  to  Rochester  in  December,  1728,  and  it  was  not 
until  seventy  years  afterward  that  that  portion  of  the  township  which  is  now  Farmington  had  a 
sufficient  number  of  inhabitants  to  warrant  its  being  set  off  from  the  parent  town,  Farmington  being 
incorporated  December  1,  1798.  The  first  town  meeting  was  held  March  11,  1799,  and  Aaron  Wingate 
was  chosen  moderator  ;  Jonas  C.  M.irch,  town  clerk  ;  and  Ichabod  Hayes,  Ephraim  Kimball,  and 
David  Roberts  were  chosen  as  selectmen.  At  that  time  the  office  of  constable  was  eotisidered  very 
desirable,  and  hence  with  true  Yankee  shrewdness  the  townspeople  voted  "that  the  privilege  of  being 
a  constable  in  said  town  of  Farmington  the  present  year  shall  be  sold  at  vendue  to  the  liighent  bidder, 
and  the  purchaser  to  give  bonds  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  selectmen  for  the  faithful  performance  of 
his  duty."  It  is  evident  that  our  forefathers  did  not  hold  to  the  modern  maxim,  "  the  office  should 
seek  the  man."     Ensign  Samuel  Knowles  bought  the  position  of  constable  for  ^2\.25.     He  was  granted 


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mSTORTCAL  SKETCH  OF  FARMINOTON. 


a  tavern  license  the  same  year,  and  so  were  four  others  ;  and  licenses  to  retail  foreign  distilled  spiritu- 
ous liquors  were  granted  to  Joseph  Holmes,  Lakeman  <fe  Marsh,  Benjamin  Rundels,  and  Elezear  Pearl. 

The  first  settlement  in  Farmington's  territory  was  made  about  1770  near  the  point  now  known  as 
Merrill's  Corners,  and  that  was  the  center  of  what  little  business  there  was,  among  those  settling  there 
from  1770  to  1783  being  Benjamin  Furber,  Samuel  Furber,  Richard  Furber,  Samuel  Jones,  Benjamin 
Chesley  and  Paul  Demeritt.  Other  settlers  in  various  parts  of  the  town  were  :  Joseph  Leighton,  Levi 
Leighton,  Moses  Ilorne,  Caleb  Varney,  and  Judge  Wingate.  The  first  school-house  was  built  about 
1791  and  was  located  at  Merrill's  Corners;  the  first  meeting-house  was  erected  on  Robert's  Hill, 
about  two  miles  south  of  Farmington  village,  near  the  birth-place  of  Henry  Wilson. 

As  its  name  indicates,  Farmington  was  long  a  distinctively  agricultural  community,  and,  indeed, 
farming  is  still  extensively  and  successfully  carried  on,  for  much  of  the'town  is  fertile  although  its 
surface   is  very  hilly  and  in  parts  mountainous.      In  the  southwestern  portion  is  located   Blue  Job 


Main  Street,  Farmington,  N.  H.,  looking  South. 

Mountain,  so  called  because  it  was  once  owned  by  Job  Allard  and  is  one  of  the  Blue  Hill  range. 
There  is  a  wide-spread  and  beautiful  view  from  its  summit,  ranging  from  the  White  Mountains  to  the 
ocean,  ships  off  Portsmouth  harbor  being  plainly  visible  to  the  naked  eye.  The  town  is  well  watered, 
the  principal  streams  being  the  Cocheco,  Mad,  Ela,  and  Waldron  rivers.  The  Cocheco  River  rises  in 
New  Durham  and  enters  Farmington  i\ear  the  northern  corner  of  the  township,  flowing  southeast 
across  its  entire  width.  Farmington  village  is  situated  on  this  stream,  between  it  and  the  Ela  River, 
which  also  rises  in  New  Durham  and  empties  into  the  Cocheco  just  below  the  village.  West  Farm- 
ington is  located  in  the  northwestern  part  of  the  town  and  Merrill's  Corners  in  the  southwestern  part. 
Mad  River  is  well  named,  for  it  is  a  typical  mountain  stream,  and  when  swelled  by  heavy  rains  or 
the  effects  of  a  sudden  thaw,  dashes  turbulently  along,  overflows  its  banks  and  seems  possessed  by  a 
mad  desire  to  sweep  everything  before  it.  Sometimes  a  storm  lasting  but  two  or  three  hours  will 
cause  it  to  rise  many  feet,  move  boulders  weighing  thousands  of  pounds  and  destroy  everything  in 
its  path. 


mSTORWAL  8KB f GO  OP  rATimNOTON.  71 

The  other  rivers  are  much  more  reliable  and  there  are  some  valuable  water  powers  in  town.  The 
outlines  of  Farmington  are  very  regular,  in  that  respect  resembling  those  of  the  adjoining  town  of 
Strafford  and  forming  a  decided  contrast  to  the  "  crazy  patchwork"  shapes  of  New  Durham,  Middleton 
and  Milton,  which  bound  Farmington  on  the  north  and  east.  Rochester  bounds  it  on  the  east  and 
south,  and  Strafford  on  the  south  and  west,  New  Durham  also  forming  a  part  of  its  western  boundary. 

The  business  of  the  town  is  principally  centered  at  Farmington  village,  the  site  of  which  is  situated 
on  what  was  known  in  bye-gone  days  as  the  "old  John  Ham  farm."  The  first  frame  house  to  be  built 
at  this  point  was  erected  in  1781  by  John  Roberts.  The  village  is  on  the  line  of  the  Dover  <fe  Winni- 
pesaukee  Railroad,  a  branch  of  the  great  Boston  &  Maine  system,  and  as  the  adjoining  town  of 
Rochester  is  a  great  railroad  center,  direct  communication  with  all  parts  of  the  country  is  enjoyed  by 
Farmington  business  men.  The  comjiletion  of  the  Lake  Shore  Railroad,  extending  from  the  terminus 
of  the  Dover  and  Winnipesaukee  Railroad  at  Alton  Bay  to  Lake  Village,  gives  direct  connection  with 
the  Concord  &  Montreal  Railroad,  and  adds  very  materially  to  Farmington's  transportation  facilities. 
Shoe  manufacturing  is  the  principal  industry  of  the  village  and  has  given  rise  to  various  tributary 
industries,  the  most  important  of  wiiich  is  the  manufacture  of  wooden  and  paper  boxes.  Shoe  making, 
or  rather  the  production  of  what  was  then  known  as  "  Natick  sale  work,"  was  begun  in  Farmington  in 
1836  by  Elijah  H.  Badger.  The  product  was  called  Natick  sale  work  from  the  fact  that  it  consisted 
entirely  of  brogans,  and  the  town  of  Natick,  Mass.,  at  that  time  led  the  country  in  brogan  manufac- 
turing. Mr.  Badger  failed  to  make  his  enterprise  profitable  and  in  about  a  year  left  town  ;  but  the 
shoe  industry  was  not  abandoned,  Martin  L.  Hayes,  a  native  of  Farmington,  beginning  it  about  this 
time  on  a  very  small  scale.  His  business  steadily  grew  and  he  became  the  largest  shoe  manufacturer 
in  New  Hampshire.  Mr.  Hayes  was  no  believer  in  that  "dog  in  the  manger"  policy  which  seems  to 
actuate  some  men,  on  the  contrary  he  used  his  best  endeavors  to  get  other  manufacturers  to  come  to 
Farmington,  and  did  not  hesitate  to  give  substantial  aid  to  such  enterprises  as  seemed  calculated  to 
advance  the  interests  of  the  community  as  a  whole.  Nor  did  his  public  spirit  stop  here.  He  mani- 
fested it  in  many  different  ways,  and  to  him  more  than  to  any  other  one  man,  is  the  existence  of  the 
many  beautiful  shade  trees  which  add  so  much  to  the  attractiveness  of  the  village  due,  for  he  not  only 
persuaded  his  fellow  townsmen  to  plant  trees,  but  set  them  the  example  by  placing  many  shade  and 
fruit  trees  on  his  own  grounds.  Some  of  Farmington's  present  business  men  are  noted  for  their  public 
spirit,  and  who  can  say  how  much  they  have  been  encouraged  in  their  good  works  by  the  memory 
which  Martin  L.  Hayes  left  behind  him?  It  is  true  that  "the  evil  that  men  do  lives  after  them,"  but 
it  is  not  true  that  "  the  good  is  oft  interred  with  their  bones."  Good  is  more  nearly  immortal  than  evil 
and  the  effects  of  good  deeds  remain,  although  doubtless  in  many  cases  the  doer  of  them  is  forgotten. 

Shortly  after  Mr.  Hayes  began  operations,  George  M.  Hening  came  from  Natick  to  Farmington 
and  engaged  in  the  same  line  of  business.  He  also  was  a  man  who  lived  iur  others  as  well  as  for 
himself,  and  worked  hard  and  efficiently  to  promote  the  best  interests  of  the  co.amunity.  The  success 
attained  here  in  shoe  manufacturing  soon  began  to  attract  outside  capital.  From  small  beginnings 
the    trade    has   grown    to   its   present   magnitude. 

The  first  wax-thread  sewing  machine  ever  used  for  shoe  work  in  New  Hampshire,  was  brought 
to  Farmington  by  Mr.  Cloutman  about  the  year  1855.  He  is  now  superintendent  and  manager  of 
the  factory  of  Wallace,  Elliott  &  Co.,  in  this  village  ;  the  establishment  being  devoted  to  the  produc- 
tion of  ladies',  misses',  and  children's  fine  boots,  and  affording  employment  to  between  three  and  four 
hundred  hands.  Altogether  there  are  five  large  shoe  factories  in  Farmington  and  one  heel  factory, 
and  this  industry  affords  employment  to  about  one  thousand  two  hundred  operatives  of  both  sexes. 

Many  of  the  early  Farmington  shoe  manufacturers  learned  the  business  in  Natick,  being  drawn  to 
that  town  by  the  fact  that  the  late  Vice-President  Henry  Wilson,  a  native  of  Farmington,  went  to 
Natick  in  1833,  commenced  business  for  himself  in  1838,  and  soon  became  a  prominent  manufacturer 
there.  Some  of  the  young  men  from  Farmington  lived  with  his  family  part  of  the  time  they  stayed 
in  Natick,  among  them  being  Martin  L.  Hayes,  whom  we  have  before  had  occasion  to  mention.  He 
was  a  life-long  friend  of  Henry  Wilson,  and  deeded  to  the  town  of  Farmington  the  latter's  birth-place, 
marking  the  spot  on  which  the  house  had  stood  by  a  great  boulder  weighing  about  twelve  tons  and 
inscribed  :  "Henry  Wilson,  vice-president  U.  S.  A.,  born  here  February  12,  1812." 


72  mSTORICAL  SKETCS  OF  FARMINOTON. 

Like  all  other  prosperous  manufacturing  villages  of  large  population,  Farmington  contains  many 
wellstocked  stores  and  a  very  exton.iv..  retail  trade  is  carried  on  at  all  times.  Some  of  the  stores 
are  very  spacious ^nd  are  handsomely  tilted  up,  presenting  a  very  attractive  appearance,  especially  in 
the  evening,  for  the  more  enterprising  store-keepers  make  liberal  use  of  the  gas  furnished  by  a  local 
company,  which  was  incorporated  in  18S6  with  a  capital  of  $60,000.  This  gas  is  made  from  naphtha 
and  is  of  a  very  superior  quality  ;  the  bright,  white  light  it  gives  at  once  attracting  the  attention  of 
one  accustomed  to  the  dingy  yellow  flame,  characteristic  of  gas  made  in  the  ordinary  way.  The 
service  thus  far  has  given  excellent  satisfaction  and  the  facilities  offered  by  the  company  are  being 
very  generally  availed  of.  Hon.  J.  F.  Cloutman  is  president ;  Hon.  C.  W.  Talpey,  treasurer  ;  and 
Hon.  E.  T.  Wilson,  manager. 

There  are  two  banks  in  town  :  the  Farmington  Savings  Bank,  chartered  June,  1868,  and  the 
Fannin-ton  National  Bank,  organized,  July,  187'-',  with  a  capital  of  $100,000.  Many  representative 
business  men  are  identiHed   with  one  or  both  of  these  institutions,  and  as  a  natural  consequence  both 


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Central  Squake,  Fakmington,  N.  H. 

are  well  managed  and  enjoy  the  entire  confidence  of  the  public.  An  idea  of  the  standing  of  the 
Savings  Bank  and  the  opportunity  offered  for  remunerative  employment  in  Farmington  may  be 
gained  from  the  following:  May  1,  1882,  the  deposits  amounted  to  $212,552.83  ;  September,  1890, 
they  amounted  to  $640,628,44 — a  gain  of  some  300  per  cent,  in  about  eight  years. 

Since  March  14,  1879,  local  interests  have  been  looked  after  by  the  Farmington  Neios,  published 
by  J.  E.  Fi'rnald  &  Son.  This  is  a  handsome  and  well-edited  weekly,  has  a  circulation  of  about  1,500 
and  a  good  advertising  patronage,  and  is  a  credit  to  the  town  and  to  its  managers. 

Farmington  has  had  its  ups  and  downs  the  same  as  every  live  community  has  ;  its  prosperity  has 
been  checked  by  fire,  by  national  business  depression,  and  by  other  causes  from  the  effects  of  which  no 
town  is  exempt,  but  on  the  whole  progress  has  been  steady  and  at  times  rapid  ;  and,  considering  the 
advantages  of  location,  the  ability  and  resources  of  local  manufacturers  and  merchants,  and  their  high 
confidence  in  the  future  of  the  community,  there  seems  good  reason  to  believe  that  confidence  justified 
not  only  from  a  seatimeutal  but  also  from  a  sternly  practical  standpoint. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FARMiNGTON. 


Sanitine  Remedy  Company,  Proprietors  of  Blake's 
"Vegetable  Hemed}-  for  C'oiislipaiion,  Blake's  Cough  Bal- 
-sam,  etc..  Albert  Garland,  Secretary  and  Manager.  Farm- 
ington,  N.  H. — There  are  two  ways  of  estiraHting  the 
value  of  a  remedy,  the  first  is  to  see  if  the  claims  made 
•concerning  its  mode  of  action  and  efficacy  are  in  accor- 
daace  with  common  sense  and  known  physiological 
truths  ;  the  second  is  by  investigation  of  the  results  attend- 
ing its  practical  use  Bj'  a  combination  of  these  methods 
the  actual  status  of  any  remedy  moj-  be  readily  and  accu- 
rately determined.  Let  us  apply  them  then  to  a  prepara- 
1.ion  in  which  the  residents  of  Parmington  have  reason  to 
be  particularl}'  intere-ited  for  it  is  manufactured  here  by  a 
company  witli  which  are  identified  some  of  the  most 
prominent  business  men  of  this  section  of  the  State.  We 
refer  to  Blake's  Vegetable  Remedy,  formerly  known  as 
Blake's  Sanitine,  and  supplied  to  the  trade  by  the  Sanitine 
Remedy  Company,  tlie  sole  proprietors.  The  full  name 
of  this  medicine  is  "  Blake's  Vegetable  Remedy  for  Con- 
stipation," and  the  claim  is  made  that  it  will  cure  consti- 
pation, whether  recent  or  chronic,  and  that  it  is  therefore 
of  great  value  in  the  treatment  of  dyspepsia,  kidne)-  and 
liver  diseases,  piles  and  headache,  and  will  remove  moth 
patches  and  pimples  on  the  face  and  do  away  with  "  that 
tired  feeling,"  which  is  so  common,  especially  among  tlie 
gentler  sex.  No  well-informed  person,  and  particularly 
no  experienced  physician,  will  deny  that  constipation  or 
costiveness  is  the  cause  of  a  host  of  diseases  and  hence  if 
Blake's  remed}'  can  cure  constipition  its  grefit  value  in  the 
treatment  of  many  serious  disorders  must  be  admitted. 
But  can  it?  Read  the  following  testimonials  and  judge 
for  yourself: 

LtNN,  5tAS9. 

Sanitinb  Remedy  Co. — I  liave  been  troubled  with  constipation  all 
iny  life.    I  was  advised  to  take  Blalte's  Reniedv,  and  it  hag  cured  rae. 

MRS.   W.    K.    BATON. 

South  Bkrwick.  Me. 
Sanitine  Remedy  Co. — For  three  years  I  have  suflfered  the  tortures 
■of  oh3tinat«  constipation  ;  have  need"  every  known  remedy,  and  have 
failed  to  find  relief  or  even  benefit  until  I  took  your  valuable  constipa- 
tion cure— Blake's  Remedy.  I  have  taken  three  bottles  previous  to 
March,  '88,  and  consider  myself  cured,  having  taken  nothing  since  that 
time.  I  cannot  speak  too  highlv  of  it,  and  earnestly  recommend  it.  It 
is  truly  wonderful.  '  J.\MES  G.   WHITEHOUSE. 

Certainly  there  is  no  mistaking  tlie  meaning  of  these  let- 
ters ;  but  perhaps  gome  of  our  readers  may  desire  direct 
proof  that  Blake's  Remedy  can  cure  some  of  the  specific 
diseases  we  have  mentioned.     Here  it  is  : 

Farminoton,  X.  H. 
OenU—'For  ten  years  I  have  suffered  from  malarial  poisoning  and  the 
most  obstinate  constipation.  The  di.'^ease  progressed  so  rapidly  that 
my  kidneys  were  diseased.  I  consulted  many  physicians  of  repute, 
among  them  my  old  army  surgeon  of  New  ,Jersey.  I  took  almost  every- 
thing, but  the  disease  gained  upon  me.  and  I  was  obliged  to  give  up  my 
business  to  my  sons.  I  have  taken  Blake's  Remedy  four  months,  and 
I  feel  like  a  liew  man.  1  feel  justified  in  -aying  that  it  is  the  most 
wonderfril  remedy  I  ever  saw.  I  would  most  earnestly  reconimentl  it  to 
my.comrades  who  are  sutfering  from  malaria,  or  anybody  else  who  is 
-euffering  from  diseased  liver  or  kidneys.  ALONZO  NUTE. 


Derby  Depot.  N.  H. 
I  have  been  troubled  with  sick  headache  and   bad  feelings  in  my 
stomach  I  have  taken  Blake's  Remedy  and  it  has  cured  me. 

MRS.  GEO.  HOLDEN. 

Cape  Elizabeth,  Me. 
Sanitine  Remedy  Co.— I  have  been  troubled  with  bloody  piles  for 
forty  years  and  have  tried  almost  every  kind  of  medicine  without 
receiving  any  help  until  1  took  Blake's  "Remedy,  .which  has  entirely 
cured  me.  and  I  cannot  say  too  much  in  its  praise.    Yours  truly, 

MRS.   SARAH   R.    GOULD. 

A  well-known  lady  of  Wolfhoro,  N.  H.,  wiites: 

I  have  tried  almost  everything  for  moth  patches  that  have  troubled 
me  for  a  long  time,  but  nothing  seemed  to  do  any  good.  My  face  was 
literally  covered,  and  I  felt  ashamed  to  go  into  compan.v.  While 
riding  one  morning.  I  noticed  your  advertisement— "  Blake's  Remedy 
clears  the  complexion  "—and  bought  a  bottle.  Since  then  I  have  taken 
six  bottles,  and  my  skin  is  clear  and  smooth. 

The  Sanitine  Remedy  Co.  have  received  several  thousand 
just  such  testimonials  as  these  and  to  print  them  all  would 
require  an  entire  book  tlie  size  of  this  one,  but  "  a  word  to 
the  wise  is  sufficient,"  and  we  will  only  add  that  these  tes- 
timonials are  not  signed  bj'  people  living  on  the  otlier  side 
of  the  continent  but  come  from  points  near  at  home,  and 
that  the  company  will  forward  the  original  of  any  testi- 
monial we  have  presented  to  any  person  doubting  its 
authenticity.  If  additional  evidence  of  tlie  company's 
good  faith  be  wanted  it  may  be  found  in  the  standing  of 
the  men  identified  with  it,  the  officers  and  directors  being 
as  follows  :  president,  .John  F.  Ckiutman  ;  vice  president, 
.Tared  P.  Tibbetts  ;  secretary  and  treasurer,  Albert  Gar- 
land ;  directors,  Chas.  \V.  'Talpey,  .John  F.  Cloutman, 
•James  B.  Edgerly,  Asa  A.  Hall,  Dwight  E.  Edgerly, 
Albert  Garland,  jared  P.  Tibbetts.  Mr.  Cloutman  has 
served  as  State  senator,  Mr.  Garland  is  one  of  the  Farm- 
ington  selectmen  and  is  a  first  lieutenant  in  the  State 
militia,  .Mr.  Talpey  has  been  State  senator  and  is  treasurer 
of  the  Farmington  Savings  Bank,  Mr.  .James  B.  Edgeily  is 
cashier  of  the  Farmington  National  Bank,  Mr.  Hall  has 
been  deputy  sheriff  and  postmaster,  and  Mr.  Dwight  E. 
Edgerly  has  been  representative  and  is  county  commis- 
sioner. The  company  was  formed  in  1888,  but  Blake's 
Remed}'  has  been  on  the  market  four  years  and  is  kept  in 
stock  by  all  the  Boston  and  Portland  wholesale  druggists 
and  by  retail  druggists  throughout  the  country  who  sell  it 
for  $1,110  per  bottle  or  six  bottles  for  $5.00,  and  report  a 
verj'  extensive  and  rapidly  growing  demand  for  it.  The 
company  are  also  proprietors  of  Blake's  Cough  Balsam, 
which  is  warranted  equal  to  any  in  the  market.  It  is 
agreeable  to  take  and  is  perfectly  safe  besides  being  eco- 
nomical to  use  :  for  the  dose  is  small,  the  bottle  large, 
and  the  price  is  but  2.5  cents.  The  balsam  is  sold  by  all 
druggists  and  is  steadily  gaining  in  popularity  as  it  quickly 
cures  coughs,  colds,  bronchitis  and  all  diseases  peculiar  to 
the  throat  and  lungs.  All  correspondence  should  be 
addressed  to  Sanitine  Remedy  Co.,  Farmington,  N.  H. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FARMING! ON. 


A.F.  &,  H.  O.  Waldron,  manufaclurcrs  of  Wooden  and 
Paper  boxes,  and  dealers  in  Lumber,  Farniinglon,  N.  II. 
— It  is.  of  course,  impoilant  for  llie  manufacturers  of  any 
article  to  be  prepared  to  till  orders  promptly  and  accu- 
rately and  at  tlie  lowett  market  rates,  but  this  is  particu- 
larly" the  case  witli  those  engaged  in  the  production  of 
boxes,  for  the  competition  in  This  branch  of  industry  is  so 
close  and  keen  that  only  the  providing  of  an  exceptionally 
eflicieut  service  will  imsure  success  iu  it.  It  is  evident 
that  Messrs.  A.  F.  &  H.  C.  Waldron  thoroughly  appreciate 
this  condition  of  affairs,  for  although  tliey  have  long  been 
successfully  engaged  iu  the  manufacture  of  boxes  they 
have  recently  malcriallv  improved  their  facilities  and 
hence  can  now  till  thoif  steadily  increasing  orders  even 
more  satisfactorily  and  promptly  than  ever  before.  Holh 
wooden  and  paper  boxes  are  manufactured,  a  specialty 
being  made  of  those  adapted  to  the  wants  of  the  shoe 
trade,  and  the  linn  are  prepared  to  furnish  shoe  cases  and 
cartons  of  superior  quality  at  bottom  prices,  and  to  fill  the 
most  extensive  orders  at  very  short  notice,  for  they  utilize 
an  elaborate  plant  of  the  latest  improved  machiuery, 
including  a  machine  for  which  they  own  the  right  within 
a  radius  of  twenty  miles  of  Farmington,  and  can  furnish 
its  product  to  custoiuers  within  That  territory.  This 
machine  turns  outa  carton  made  without  scoring  and  with 
double  heads,  it  being  not  only  much  stronger  than  any 
previously  offered  b\it  also  ne'at  in  appearance,  while  it 
can  be  furnished  at  a  figure  cimsiderably  below  that 
quoted  on  cartons  made  in  the  ordinary  manner.  Tlje 
box  factory  is  run  by  both  water  and  steam  power  so  that 
orders  can  be  tilled  without  undue  delay  at  any  season  of 
the  year.  The  entire  plant  covers  more  than  an  acre  and 
comprises,  in  addition  to  the  box  factory,  a  large  lumber 
mill  in  which  whole  logs  are  sawed  out  and  lumber  and 
builders'  materials  of  all  kinds  are  manufactured,  tpacious 
storage  sheds,  otlices  and  a  commodious  yard.  A  large 
force  of  assistants  is  employed,  and  every  department  of 
the  business  is  so  thoroughly  systemized  that  the  expense 
of  production  is  reducedtoa  minimum  and  all  orders  can 
be  filled  promptly,  accurately  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates. 

Oarleton  &  Bennett,  Merchant  Tailors,  dealers  in 
Ready-Piade  Clothing.  Hats,  Caps  and  Gents'  Furnishings, 
Farmington,  N.  H.— It  is  difficult  to  see  what  greater 
inducements  could  be  offered  to  those  in  need  of  clothing, 
etc.,  than  are  extended  by  the  firm  of  Carleton  &  Bennett, 
for  these  gentlemen  are  not  only  first-class  merchant 
tailors,  but  are  also  large  dealers  in  ready-made  clothing, 
hats,  cups  and  gentlemen's  furnishings,  so  they  are  admi- 
rably prepared  to  cater  to  all  classes  of  tracle,  and  well 
deserve  the  extensive  patronage  their  enterprise  receives. 
It  was  inaugurated  in  1877  by  Mr.  F.  C.  Tilton,  he  being 
succeeded  in  1884  by  Messrs.  Tilton  &  Furber,  and  the 
present  firm  assuming  control  in  I880.  The  partners  are 
Messrs.  E.  E.  Carleton  and  J.  P.  Bennett,  the  former 
being  a  native  of  Farmington  and  the  latter  of  Northwood, 
N.  II.  Mr.  Bennett  is  the  present  representative  of  Farm- 
ington in  the  legislature,  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  local  business  interests,  he  being  a  trustee  of  the 
Savings  Bank  and  a  director  of  the  Gas  Company  in  addi- 
tion to  his  connection  with  the  enterprise  now  under  con- 
sideration. The  firm  utilize  good-sized  and  conveniently 
fitted  up  premises  and  carry  a  large  and  complete  assort- 
ment of  foreign  and  domestic  fabrics  for  gentlemen's  wear 
besides  a  fine  stock  of  ready-made  clothing,  hats  and  fur- 
nishings. The  facilities  for  the  doing  of  custom  work  in 
a  superior  manner  at  short  notice  are  excellent,  employ- 
ment being  given  to  from  five  to  eight  experienced  assist- 
ants and  the  business  being  so  systemized  that  every  order 
is  assured  immediate  and  painstaking  attention.  The 
charges  made  are  as  low  as  is  consistent  with  the  use  of 
suitable  materials  and  the  employment  of  skilled  labor, 
and  this  applies  to  the  ready-made  as  well  as  to  the  custom 
department,  for  the  firm  handle  no  goods  made  only  "  to 
sell,"  their  policy  being  to  deal  only  in  such  articles  as  can 
safely  be  guaranteed  to  prove  as  represented,  and  to  fur- 
nish them  at  prices  in  trict  accordance  with  the  lowest 
market  rates. 


George  W.  Bailey,  manufacturer  of  and  dealer  ic- 
Hardware,  Stoves,  Tinware,  Woodenware,  Paints.  Oils, 
Varnishes,  etc..  Steam,  Gas  and  Water  Piping  and  Plumb- 
ing, 14  Central  Street.  Farmington.  N.  H.— One  of  the- 
most  truly  representative  establishments  of  the  kind  to  be- 
found  in  this  section  is  that  conducted  by  Mr.  George  W. 
Bailey,  at  No.  14  Central  street,  for  this  is  a  recognized 
headquarters  for  hardware,  stoves,  tin-ware,  wooden- ware, 
etc.,  and  is  also  very  widely  and  favorably  known  in  con- 
nection with  the  doing  of  steam,  gas  and  water  piping  and 
plumbing,  and  the  handling  of  paints,  oils,  varnishes  and' 
kindred  goods.  The  proprietor  is  a  native  of  Manchester, 
N.  H  ,  and  has  been  identified  with  it  since  1887,  it  having 
been  founded  a  number  of  years  previous  to  that  date. 
Under  the  present  management  the  businei-s  has  largely- 
increased  and  as  the  available  facilities  have  increased  cor- 
respondingly Mr.  Bailey  is  better  prepared  than  ever  to  fill' 
orders  proiiiptly.  accurately  and  at  bottom  rates.  The 
premises  have  an  area  of  5000  square  feet  and  contain 
improved  tools  and  machinery  for  the  manufacture  of  tin- 
ware of  all  kinds  to  order,  and  for  the  doing  of  steam, 
water  and  gas-fitting,  plumbing,  etc.  A  specialty  is  made 
of  tin-roofing,  the  best  of  material  being  used,  skilled  help- 
employed  and  satisfaction  confidently  guaranteed.  The 
stock  of  hardware,  stoves,  tin-ware,  etc.,  is  large  and  com- 
plete and  includes  cooking  and  heating  stoves  of  the  latest 
design,  made  by  leading  manufacturers.  Reliable  paints, 
oils,  varnishes,  etc.,  are  sold  here  at  bottom  figures,  and  in 
fact  whatever  is  bought  from  Mr.  Bailey  will  be  found  to 
prove  just  as  represented  and  will  be  furnished  at  the  low- 
est market  rates. 


Fellow  of  the  N.  H.  Dental  Society. 
Member  of  the  N.  E.  Dental  Association. 

FARMINGTON,    N.    H. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FARMING  TON. 


75 


Blake's  Pharmacy,  Cential  Street,  Faimington,  N.  H. 
— Although  one  may  not  be  prepared  to  assert  that  everj' 
dispensing  chemist  should  also  he  a  practical  ph3'sician,  it 
still  remains  a  fact  that  no  man  making  a  business  of  the 
handling  of  drugs  and  chemicals  can  know  too  much 
about  Ibem  and  about  their  effects  upon  the  human  sys- 
tem, and  as  this  is  the  popular  conviction  it  is  not  surpris- 
ing that  the  public  should  manifest  a  preference  for  such 
pharmacies  as  are  carried  on  by  a  medical  practitioner. 
What  is  popularly  known  as  ""Blake's  Pharjnacy  "  is  an 
excellent  example  of  an  establishment  of  this  kind,  it 
being  a  well-stocked  drug  store  conducted  by  W.  P.  Blake, 
M.  D.,  a  prominent  practicing  physician.  The  premises 
are  located  on  Central  street,  and  we  need  hardly  say  are 
fitted  up  with  all  necessary  apparatus,  etc.,  for  the  accu- 
rate and  prompt  compounding  of  prescriptions,  such 
orders  being  filled  at  the  lowest  rates  consistent  with  the 
use  of  the  best  obtainable  ingredients.  Fancy  and  toilet 
articles,  druggists'  sundries,  etc.,  are  well  represented  in 
the  stock,  and  sufficient  assistance  is  employed  to  ensure 
prompt  attention  to  every  caller.  Dr.  Blake  is  a  native  of 
Barnstead,  N.  H.,  and  has  carried  on  this  store  since  1886. 
Dr.  Blake  is  assisted  by  his  wife,  who  is  a  registered 
pharmacist,  and  the  only  lady  registered  in  the  State. 
Special  attention  is  given  to  the  compounding  of  prescrip- 
tions,- and  the  service  is  maintained  at  the  highest  stan- 
dard of  reliability  and  efficiency. 

D.  E.  Edgerly,  Dry  and  Fancy  Goods,  Groceries  and 
Provisions,  Flour  and  Grain  of  all  kinds.  Shoe  Tools  and 
Findings,  16  Main  Street.  Farmington,  N.  H. — "A  repre- 
sentative enterprise  conducted  by  a  representative  man  " 
is  about  as  short  a  description  as  can  be  given  of  the 
undertaking  with  which  Mr  D.  E.  Edgerly  is  identified, 
but  despite  its  brevitj^  no  one  acquainted  with  the  facts 
will  quesiion  its  correctness,  for  certainly  a  business 
which  has  been  honorably  and  successfully  conducted  for 
thirty-live  years  in  one  community  is  entitled  to  be  called 
representative,  and  certainly  the  same  title  may  properly 
be  applied  to  one  who  has  been  and  is  so  prominent  in 
business  and  public  life  as  the  gentleman  in  question. 
Mr.  Edgerly  is  a  native  of  Gilmanton.  N.  H.,  and  has 
carried  on  his  present  business  since  1880,  it  having  been 
founded  by  Mr.  Charles  \V.  VVingate  a  quarter  of  a  century 
before  that  date.  The  present  proprietor  has  served  two 
years  as  State  representative,  and  now  occupies  the  posi- 
tion of  countj- commissioner.  The  premises  made  use  of 
have  an  area  of  about  1800  square  feet,  and  are  located  at 
No.  16  Main  street.  They  contain  a  large  and  very  varied 
stock,  for  it  includes  not  only  a  complete  assortment  of 
dry  and  fancy  gooils,  etc.,  but  also  a  full  line  of  staple  and 
fancy  groceries,  provisions  and  flour  and  grain  of  all 
kinds,  together  with  shoe  tools  and  findings.  An  exten- 
sive business  is  done  but  as  employment  is  given  to  two 
efficient  assistants  all  orders  are  assured  immediate  as  well 
as  careful  attention.  Mr.  Edgerly  quotes  the  lowest 
market  rates  on  all  the  commodities  he  handles,  and  we 
need  hardly  say  that  articles  bought  at  this  representative 
store  will  prove  just  what  they  are  claimed  to  be  in  every 
respect. 

F.  J.  Hanson,  manufacturer  of  Boot  and  Shoe  Heels. 
Central  Street.  Farmington.  N.  H.— The  great  industry  of 
boot  and  shoe  manufacturing  in  New  England  has  devel- 
oped other  very  important  enterprises  which  are  tributary 
to  that  business.  An  important  example  of  this  is  found 
at  the  factory  of  Mr.  F.  .1  Hanson,  where  he  manufactures 
boot  and  shoe  heels  on  a  very  extensive  scale.  Mr.  Hanson 
has  had  long  experience  in  this  business  but  started  this 
factory  in  188.J,  and  has  developed  a  prominent  industry  in 
Farmington.  The  factory  is  a  lliree-story  structure  30x60 
feet,  and  is  furnished  with  steam  power,  and  is  equipped 
witli  a  good  plant  of  marhinery  adapted  to  the  manufacture 
of  heels  for  boots  and  shoes,  and  employment  is  given  to 
from  forty  to  fifty  hands.  A  ready  market  is  found  for 
the  product  among  the  numerous  boot  and  shoe  factories 
of  New  England,  as  the  standard  quality  of  the  work 
turned  out  is  not  excelled  by  any  manufacturer. 


J.  M.  Berry  &.  Co.,  manufacturers  of  Men's  and  Bo3-s' 
Shoes,  in  Kangaroo,  Dongola,  Calf.  Grain,  Buff  and  Veal, 
Farmington,  N.  H.  Sample  Room,  57  Lincoln  Street, 
Boston.  JIass.  At  Sample  Koom  Wednesdays  and  Satur- 
days.—  Every  ordinarily  well-informed  person  knows  that 
sIkjc  manufacturing  has  become  one  of  the  most  important 
of  New  Hampshire's  industries,  and  there  is  every  reasom 
to  believe  that  it  is  destined  to  rapidly  develop  far  beyond 
its  present  proportions,  lor  the  conditions  are  favorable  to- 
bring  about  that  result  and  the  progress  made  during  the 
past  decade  shows  what  ma)'  reasonably  be  expected  ia 
the  decade  to  come.  Among  our  New  Hampsliire  shoe 
factories  are  some  that  will  compare  favorably  as  regard* 
equipment  and  the  quality  of  the  goods  turned  out  with 
any  in  New  England,  and  it  is  not  necessary  to  go  outside 
of  Farmington  to  find  proof  of  this  statement,  as  any  com- 
petent and  unprejudiced  jndge  will  admit  after  inspect- 
ing the  establishment  and  the  product  of  Messrs.  J.  M. 
Berry  &  Co..  who  manufacture  full  lines  of  men's  and 
boys'  shoes,  in  kangaroo,  dongola,  call,  grain,  buff  and 
veal.  This  firm  is  cons-tituted  of  Messrs.  .].  M.  and 
Arthur  R.  Berry,  both  of  whom  are  natives  of  Farmingtoa 
and  have  had  long  and  varied  experience  in  shoe  manu- 
facturing. They  founded  the'r  present  business  in  188S 
with  a  capital  of  only  |.5000,  and  sold  their  goods  to  only 
one  house,  but  since  have  enlarged  operations,  having  a. 
capital  of  ^20.000.  and  now  sell  direct  to  the  jobbing 
trade:  they  have  an  intimate  acquaintance  with  the  wants- 
of  consumers  and  the  trade,  and  as  a  natural  consequence 
they  have  fitted  up  their  factory  with  the  latest  improved 
machinery  throughout  and  are  prepared  to  furnish  foot- 
wear that  will  hold  its  own,  in  comparison  with  any  of 
similar  grade  in  the  market,  in  every  detail  of  material, 
style,  fit  and  workmanship.  The  factory  is  a  four-story 
structure,  having  a  total  floor-space  of  nearly  18,000  square 
feet,  and  as  the  plant  of  machinery  is  correspondingly 
extensive  and  employment  is  given  to  100  experienced 
assistants  the  capacity  of  the  establishment  is  sufficiently 
great  to  ensure  the  prompt  filling  of  all  orders,  especially 
as  the  business  is  so  carefully  systematized  and  supervised 
as  to  obviate  all  confusion  or  unnecessary  delay.  Messrs. 
,T.  M.  Berry  &  Co.,  wholesale  directly  to  the  jobbing  trade  / 
and  are  in  a  position  to  quote  bottom  prices  on  all  their 
various  st^'les.  Thej'  maintain  a  sample  room  in  Boston, 
at  No.  57  Lincoln  street,  where  a  full  line  of  their  produc- 
tions may  alwa^'s  be  seen.  A  member  of  the  firm  is  at  the 
sample  room  every  Wednesilay  and  Saturdaj'  and  dealer* 
who  wish  to  handle  shoes  that  will  sell  on  their  merits, 
yield  a  fair  profit  and  build  up  a  permanent  trade  would 
do  well  to  call  and  investigate 

J.  F.  Safford,  VVatches  and  Jewelry,  Silver  Ware,  etc. 
Fine  Watch  and  Jewelry  Repairing  a  Specialty.  Barker's 
Block.  Farmington,  N.  H. — If  the  average  resident  of 
Farmington  were  asked  to  point  out  a  thoroughly  reliable 
jewelry  store,  the  chances  are  all  in  favor  of  his  directingr 
the  inquirer  to  that  conducted  by  Mr.  J.  F.  Saflord,  in 
Barker's  Block,  for  this  business  was  established  in  1867, 
and  has  been  so  managed  as  to  be  well  and  favorably 
known  to  practically  every  resident  of  this  section.  The- 
proprietor  is  a  native  of  Rockland,  Me,  and  served  three 
years  in  the  army  during  the  Rebellion.  Probably  not 
one  of  our  local  business  men  is  more  generally  known  and 
hence  extended  personal  mention  would  be  quite  superflu- 
ous, but  for  the  benefit  of  strangers  in  Farmington  we 
may  say  that  Mr.  SalTord's  business  policy  is  as  simple  a» 
it  is  admirable,  it  being  to  give  honest  value  for  cash 
received  every  time.  A  good  stock  of  watches,  jewelry, 
silver  ware,  optical  goods,  etc.,  is  constantly  carried,  the 
productions  of  the  leading  manufacturers  being  repre- 
sented and  many  late  and  attractive  novelties  being  shown. 
Particular  attention  is  given  to  the  repairing  of  fine 
watches,  jewelry  and  optical  goods,  and  optical  work  an<i 
the  furnishine  of  scientifirally  made  optical  goods  are 
leading  specialties,  so  that  those  wanting  anything  in  the 
line  of  eye-glasses,  spectacles,  etc.,  would  do  well  to  give 
Mr.  Saflord  a  call.  All  his  work  is  fully  guaranteed  and 
uniformly  moderate  charges  are  made. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FARMING  TON. 


J.  E.  Pemald  &  Son,  Publishers  and  Proprietors  of  the 
Farming/on  Neics.  Weekly;  established  1879.  Corner  Main 
and  Central  Streets,  Farmington,  N.  H. — There  is  little  or 
nothing  to  he  gained  by  enlarging  upon  the  benefits 
bestowed  upon  a  community  by  a  well-conducted  local 
newspaper  (or  these  benefits  are  so  obvious  that  those  who 
are  incapable  of  appreciating  them  of  their  own  free  will 
and  liy  tlie  exercise  of  their  own  judgment  would  probnbly 
not  be  convinced  by  any  reasoning  even  if  it  were  sup- 
ported by  many  practical  examples.  But  happily  but  very 
few  of  our  Farmington  readers  belong  to  this  class,  and  in 
proof  of  this  assertion  we  need  refer  only  to  the  general 
support  given  to  the  Farminytnn  News  since  its  establish- 
ment, in  187!),  for  this  handsome  weekly  is  a  welcome  vis- 
itor in  many  homes,  it  having  a  circulation  of  1400  copies. 
It  also  has  quite  a  large  advertising  patronage  and  this  is 
not  to  be  wondered  at,  for  the  l)usiness  men  of  this  section 
have  a  well  earned  reputation  for  enterprise  and  shrewd- 
ness and  hence  can  readily  see  the  advantages  of  advertis- 
ing in  a  paper  which  circulates  among  the  very  people 
they  wish  to  reach.  The  News  is  owned  and  published  by 
Messrs.  J  E.  Fernald  &  Son,  and  as  we  have  said  was 
establislied  in  1870,  but  the  enterprise  of  which  it  may  be 
said  to  be  the  outcome  was  inaugurated  a  score  of  years 
before  that  date,  Mr.  .1.  E.  Fernald  beginning  operations 
as  a  job  printer  in  1859.  The  firm  carry  on  a  finely- 
equipped  steam  job  printing  office  in  connection  with  the 
News,  and  are  prepared  to  undertake  Ihe  finest  work  in 
that  line  and  to  guarantee  satisfaction,  not  only  as  regards 
the  quality  of  Ihe  work  and  the  !owne=s  of  the  prices,  but 
also  the  promptness  with  which  even  the  largest  orders  can 
i,„  «ii,„.  Tiig  p,irtuir.s  are  Messrs.  J.  E.  and  G.  W.  Fern- 
ald, the  former  a  native  of  Sanford,  Me., 
and  Ihe  latter  of  this  town.  Mr.  J.  E. 
Fernald  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  best 
known  business  men  in  town.  Close 
attention  is  given  to  their  printing  and 
publishing  enterprise  and  they  propose 
not  only  to  fully  maintain  but  to  heighten 
if  possible  the  liigh  rejiutation  gained  by 
eleven  years  of  faithful  and  intelligent 
work.  Mr.  G.  W.  Fernald  is  also  a  civil 
engineer  and  surveyor  and  was  recently 
engaged  in  the  survey  for  York  Heach 
E.xteusiou  by  the  lioston  &  Maine  Hailroad  Company. 

-H.  W.  Roberts  &  Co..  Steam  Griat-Mill,  70  Central 
Street,  Farmington,  N.  11. — It  is  unnecessary  to  dwell 
upon  Ihe  importance  of  being  able  to  purchase  grain, 
flour,  feed,  etc.,  in  any  desired  quantities  at  the  lowest 
market  rates,  for  the  advantages  derived  from  an  enter- 
prise whicli  has  for  its  object  the  furnishing  of  an  abun- 
dant and  dependable  supply  of  these  staple  commodities  at 
bottom  prices  are  so  obvious  as  to  be  understood  by  every 


be  filled. 


member  of  the  community.  Therefore  it  goes  without 
saying  that  the  eslablishment  conducted  by  Messrs.  II.  W. 
Roberts  &  Co.,  is  popular  throughout  liii.s  vicinity,  for 
this  is  a  finely  equipped  steam  gristmill  and  the  proprie- 
tors are  in  a  position  to  meet  all  honorable  competition  in 
their  line  of  business  ;  filling  the  most  extensive  orders  at 
short  notice  and  always  quoting  prices  strictly  in  accord 
ance  with  the  lowest  market  rates.  The  mill  is  a  two- 
story  structure  of  the  dimensions  of  30  X  40  feet,  and  is 
fitted  up  with  improved  machinery  driven  by  a  twenty- 
five  horse  power  steam  engine,  the  boiler-room  being  an 
annex  17  X  35  feet,  thus  orders  can  be  filled  with  equal 
facilitj' at  all  times  of  year.  It  is  conveniently  located  at 
No.  70  Central  street,  and  employment  is  given  to  two 
efficient  assistants.  Mr.  Roberts  is  a  native  of  Rochester, 
N.  H.,  and  has  been  connected  with  his  present  enterprise 
since  1889,  during  which  time  he  has  built  up  an  extensive 
patronage  which  is  still  steadily  increasing. 

A.  E.  Carter  &  Co.,  Furniture  Dealers,  Curtains, 
Carpets  and  Bedding.  Upholstering  a  Specialty.  Roberts 
Building,  Main  Street,  opposite  Opera  House,  Farmington, 
N.  H. — The  experienced  and  wise  buyer  of  furniture, 
carpets  and  other  household  goods  does  not  seek  so  much 
for  the  concern  that  announces  it  is  prepared  to  sell  the 
cheapest  as  he  does  for  a  house  which  he  feels  he  can 
thoroughly  depend  upf'n,  but  of  course  if  he  can  find  a 
concern  that  combines  fair  dealing  with  bottom  prices,  so 
much  the  better  for  him — and  that  is  just  the  kind  of  a 
concern  we  introduce  to  our  readers  when  we  call  atten- 
tion to  the  establishment  conducted  by  Messrs.  A.  E. 
Carter  &  Co.  Doubtless  many  of  them  know  this  already, 
for  the  enterprise  to  which  we  have  reference  was  inaugu- 
rated in  1881  and  has  held  a  leading  position  almost  from 
the  beginning.  It  was  founded  by  Mr  A.  E  Carter,  a 
native  of  Maine,  who  in  1800  became  associated  with  Mr. 
H.  O.  Mooney,  a  native  of  New  Hampshire,  thus  forming 
the  existing  firm.  The  premises  utilized  are  located  in 
Roberts  Building,  on  Main  street,  opposite  the  Opera 
House,  and  comprise  four  floors,  each  of  which  measures 
23x48  feet,  and  every  available  inch  of  space  is  occupied 
by  the  heavy  stock  of  furniture,  carpets,  curtains,  bedding 
and  other  house  furnishing  goods  that  is  constantly  car- 
ried. We  don't  propose  to  describe  this  stock  in  detail — 
first,  because  we  haven't  the  room  and  second,  because  it 
is  so  frequently  renewed  that  before  the  description  would 
reach  our  readers  it  would  be  out  of  date,  but  Ihe  stock  is 
always  complete,  always  contains  the  latest  fashionable 
novelties  and  is  always  made  up  of  goods  made  for  use 
gnd  not  simply  lo  sell,  and  guaranteed  to  prove  precisely 
as  represented.  Callers  are  assured  jirompt  and  polite 
attention,  and  the  prices  quoted  by  this  well-equipped 
concern  are  as  low  as  can  be  named  on  goods  of  equal 
merit. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FARMINOTON. 


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J.  P.  Tibbitts,  Furnishing  Undertaker,  Carriage  and 
Sleigh  Manufacturer.  Job  Work,  Varnishing,  Painting 
and  Repairing,  Farniington,  N.  II.— Siicli  of  our  readers 
as  are  natives  of  Farmington  or  vicinity,  or  have  lived  for 
any  length  of  lime  in  that  section,  will  not  need  introduc- 
tion to  .Air.  .1.  P.  Til)liitt9,  for  he  was  born  in  this  town 
and  has  carrie<l  on  tlie  business  with  which  he  is  now  iden- 
tified for  a  lull  score  of  years,  beginning  operations  in 
1870.  He  is  a  furnishing  undertaker  and  also  a  carriage 
and  sleigh  manufacturer  and  repairer,  being  prepared  to 
do  job  work,  varnishing,  painting,  etc. ,  in  a  superior 
manner  at  short  .notice.  Mr  Tilibitts  furnishes  a  large 
proportion  ol  the  cotiins,  caskets  and  other  funeral  goods 
used  in  this  vicinity,  it  being  generally  mulerstood  tliat  he 
is  in  a  position  to  till  orders  very  pnimplly  and  to  quote 
the  lowest  market  rates  on  articles  ol  tliis  kind.  The 
premises  utilized  by  Inm  comprise  two  floors  of  the 
dimensions  of  20x60  feet,  and  are  fitted  up  with  all  neces- 
sary tools  and  other  facilities  to  carry  on  the  several 
departments  of  the  business  to  the  best  advantage.  Tlie 
carriages  and  sleighs  made  at  lliis  sliop  have  a  well  earned 
reputation  for  strength  and  durability,  for  Mr.  Tibbitts 
uses  selected  material  in  the  doing  of  custom  work  and 
also  in  repairing,  and  the  workmanship  is  always  equal  to 
the  best  in  every  respect. 

Thomas  Pride  &  Son,  Granite  Works,  Farmington, 
N.  H. —  There  is  no  question  but  that  granite  is  by  far  the 
best  material  for  cemetery  work,  especially  in  our  New 
England  climate  with  its  great  and  sudden  changes  of 
temperature,  and  other  characteristics  which  have  a  most 
distinctive  effect  upon  marble  and  other  soft  stones. 
Granite  cemetery  work  is  not  only  more  durable  but  also 
more  handsome  than  that  made  from  any  other  material 
and  indeed  its  advantages  are  so  many  and  so  pronounced 
that  it  now  leads  all  otiier  kinds  in  the  favor  ol  the  public. 
A  Farmington  concern  which  has  a  high  and  well  deserved 
reputation  for  the  production  of  artistic  and  thoroughly 
first-class  cemetery  work  at  moderate  rates  is  that  of 
Thomas  Pride  &  Son,  who  began  operations  here  in  1885. 
Both  members  of  the  firm  are  Maine  men  by  birth,  and 
they  not  only  know  what  the  public  want  but  spare  no 
pains  to  supply  that  want  and  to  thoroughly  satisfy  every 
customer.  They  have  an  almost  endless  variety  of  designs 
for  monuments,  tablets,  headstones,  etc..  embracing  all 
grades  of  work  from  the  most  simple  to  the  most  elaborate, 
and  suited  to  all  tastes  and  purses.  Employment  is  given 
to  three  assistants,  and  orders  will  be  filled  at  very  short 
notice,  and  at  prices  as  low  as  the  lowest  in  every  instance. 

O.  H.  Pitman,  Book.  Card  and  Job  Printer.  Office  over 
Breen  &  Berry's,  Central  Square,  Farmington,  N.  II. — It 
is  safe  to  say  that  practically  everybody  in  Farmington 
and  many  who  are  not  residents  of  the  town  know  Mr  C. 
H.  Pitman,  or  "  Pit,  the  printer,"  as  he  is  familiarly  called, 
for  he  is  not  only  active  and  successful  as  a  business  man 
but  alfo  holds  the  position  of  town  clerk  and  has  done  so 
for  several  terms,  while  he  is  as  prominent  in  social  circles 
as  he  is  in  business  life.  Mr.  Pitman  is  a  native  of  Barn- 
stead,  N.  H.,  and  has  carried  on  operations  in  Farmington 
for  about  ten  years.  He  is  agent  for  some  of  the  leading 
life  and  accident  insurance  companies,  and  is  prepared  to 
furnish  such  insurance  to  practically  any  desired  amount 
on  the  most  favorable  terms,  and  to  give  prompt  and  care- 
ful attention  to  every  commission  jilaced  in  his  hands. 
But  this  does  not  explain  why  he  is  called  "Pit,  tlie 
printer,  "and  those  who  wish  satisfactory  information  on 
that  point  should  place  an  order  with  him  for  job  printing 
of  any  sort,  for  he  is  prepared  to  furnish  posters,  flyers, 
dodgers,  bill  heads,  letter  heads,  note  heads,  statements, 
envelopes,  receipts,  tax  bills,  milk  bills,  business  cards, 
address  cards,  wedding  cards,  and  in  fact  anything  in  the 
job  printing  line  at  short  notice  and  at  very  low  prices. 
Work  will  be  done  in  black,  colors  or  gilt  and  it  will  be  well 
done  too,  for  Mr.  Pitman  has  the  experience,  facilities,  skill 
and  disposition  to  attain  results  equal  to  the  best.  His 
office  is  over  Breen  &  Berry's,  Central  Square,  and  every 
order  is  assured  immediate  and  painstaking  attention. 


Wallace,  Elliott  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  Ladies' 
Misses'  and  Children's  Fine  Boots  ;  .7.  F.  Cloutman,  Super- 
tendent  ;  Central  Street,  Farmington,  N.  H. — Those  who 
are  aware  how  extensively  the  shoe  manufacturing 
industiy  is  carried  on  in  Farmington  will  readily  believe 
that  the  firm  who  carry  on  the  largest  shoe  factory  in 
town  must  operate  a  very  elaborate  and  extensive  plant 
and  such  is  in  fact  the  case,  the  establishment  in  question 
being  one  of  the  largest  and  best  equipped  of  the  kind  in 
the  State.  But  large  as  it  is  it  by  no  means  comprises  all 
the  firm's  resources,  for  the  proprietors,  iMessrs.  Wallace, 
Elliott  &  Co.,  also  operate  factories  at  Haverhill  and 
Stoughton,  Mass.,  each  of  which  turns  out  distinctive  lines, 
of  goods,  so  that  the  firm  are  exceptionally  well  preparid 
to  cater  to  all  classes  of  trade  and  it  is  not  surprising  that 
their  business  extends  to  every  Slate  in  the  Union  and 
their  products  are  accepted  as  the  standard  wherever 
introduced.  The  Farniington  laclcry  is  located  on  Cen- 
tral street,  and  is  made  up  of  Iwo  thoroughly  made  brick 
buildings  connected  by  an  arch.  One  of  these  is  five 
stories  in  height  and  lti.5  X  40  feet  in  dimensions,  and  the 
other  measures  11.5  X  70  feet.  The  plant  ol  machinery  Id 
use  is  of  the  most  improved  type  and  includes  an  engine 
of  thirty  horse  power  wiih  boiler  sixty  hor^e.  As  employ- 
ment is  given  to  from  300  to  400  assistants  it  is  obvious 
that  the  annual  output  must  be  ver)'  large  in  amount,  and 
it  is  very  great  in  value  from  the  fact  Ihat  it  is  made  up  in 
a  large  degree  of  fine  goods.  This  factoiy  has  beer» 
devoted  to  the  production  of  ladies',  mi>ses'  and  children's 
fine  boots  exclusively  until  during  the  current  year  they 
have  added  men's,  boys'  and  youllis'  calf,  buff,  splits  and 
dongola  goods.  A  full  line  ot  each  is  manufactured, 
including  the  latest  fashionable  novelties,  and  among  the 
leading  specialties  are  bright  dongolas,  kid  and  French 
kid.  From  the  selection  of  the  material  to  the  completion 
of  the  last  process  incidental  to  manufacture  no  trouble  is 
spared  to  attain  the  best  possible  results  as  regards  all  the 
essentials  of  shapeliness,  style,  ease  and  durability,  and  as 
the  best  obtainable  mechanical  facilities  are  provided, 
skilled  labor  employed  and  carelul  supervision  exercised 
nothing  is  wanting  to  ensure  the  production  of  goods  that 
will  sell  on  their  merits  everywhere  and  give  the  best  of 
satisfaction  to  both  consumers  and  dealers.  Messrs.  Wal- 
lace, Elliott  &  Co.,  began  business  something  more  than  a 
score  of  years  ago,  and  for  more  than  eighteen  years  Ihey 
have  employed  Hon.  J.  F.  Cloutman  as  superintendent 
and  manager.  Ilis  exceptional  fitness  for  those  positions 
is  so  conclusively  proved  by  the  results  attained  that  no 
eulogy  of  his  ability  is  necessary,  but  it  is  but  just  to  state 
that  no  one  identified  with  this  great  enterprise  has  worked 
harder  to  develop  it   to  its  present  magnitude. 

George  W.  Lane,  .Jeweler,  No.  6  Main  Street,  Farming- 
ton,  N.  H. — Among  Farminpton's  business  men  are  found 
a  good  man}-  examples  of  financial  success  won  by  the 
energetic  pursuit  of  honorable  industry  and  lionorable 
business  methods,  and  the}'  afford  a  valuable  object  lesson 
to  encourage  young  men  starting  in  business  life  at  the 
foot  of  the  ladder,  for  some  of  those  above  referred  to 
commenced  under  most  discouraging  circumstances  and 
surroundings.  Among  the  young  business  men  of  Farm- 
ington who  are  making  the  creditable  effort  to  build  up  a 
successful  business  and  gain  an  honorable  livelihood  upon 
the  merits  of  their  work  aud  enterprise,  mention  should 
be  made  of  Mr.  George  W.  Lane,  whose  place  of  business 
is  located  at  No.  6  Main  street,  where  be  is  prepared  to  do 
all  kinds  of  watch  and  clock  repairing  and  cleaning  in 
first-class  shape,  and  all  work  is  guaranteed  to  give  entire 
satisfaction.  He  also  deals  in  clocks,  and  is  prepared  to 
give  his  patrons  the  benefit  of  very  loiv  prices.  .-Vll  kinds 
of  repairing  and  engraving  of  jewelry  will  be  done  at 
short  notice  in  a  workmanlike  manner.  Umbrellas  and 
parasols  will  be  repaired,  and  keys  made  «nd  fitted 
promptly  when  ordered.  Mr.  Lane  solicits  a  share  of  the 
patronage  of  the  pub  ic  with  the  determination  to  render 
a  service  in  return  that  shall  be  favorably  appreciated  by 
every  patron.  Mr.  Lane  commenced  business  during  the 
current  year,  and   is  a  native  of  Lewiston,  Maine. 


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LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FARMINOTON. 


fits  by  the  expeiiin. 


Wilson    House,  E.   T. 

Cotton,  Proprietor;  H.  S. 
Coltoa,  Clerk  anil  Man- 
ager ;  FanningtoD,  N.  H. 
— It  is  said  that  "  expe- 
rience is  the  best  teacher," 
and  no  doubt  such  is  the 
ra-ie  in  the  sense  that  those 
who  are  so  taught  liave 
ri'.ison  to  remember  their 
li'sson.  but  tlie  teachings 
of  experience  are  some- 
times pielly  hard  to  en- 
dure so  the  wise  man  pro- 
filers and  tlius  s;ives  himself 
inuch  unnecessary  disccmiforl.  For  inslance,  one  way  to 
learn  what  hotel  in  any  given  i)lace  offers  the  l^est  accom- 
aiiodations  is  to  put  up  at  all  of  them,  one  after  the  other, 
but  such  a  course  is  manifestly  foolish,  the  sensible  mode 
•of  procedure  being  to  patronize  that  one  which  is  highest 
xeconimended,  and  those  who  would  do  this  in  Farming- 
Ion  would  go  at  once  to  the  Wilson  House,— and  they 
would  never  have  reason  to  regret  doing  so  either.  This 
hotel  is  owned  by  Mr.  E.  T.  Cotton,  who  is  also  proprietor 
-of  the  Langdon  House  in  Portsmouth.  He  is  a  native  of 
Bromfield,  Me.,  and  so  is  Mr.  H  S.  Cotton,  who  otHciates 
as  clerk  and  manager  of  the  Wilson  House,  and  deserves 
no  small  share  of  the  credit  for  its  popularity,  for  he  spares 
no  pains  to  secure  the  comfort  of  guests  and  maintains  the 
service  at  a  high  standard  of  efficiency  in  every  departs 
raent.  The  building  is  pleasantly  located  and  commodious, 
it  comprising  three  stories  and  a  French-roof,  and  contain- 
ing thirty-two  comfortable  beds  and  other  accommodations 
in  proportion.  The  dining  room  has  seating  capacity  for 
fieventy-five,  and  employment  is  given  to  nine  assistants, 
«o  that  even  when  the  house  is  full  the  service  is  prompt 
and  satisfactory.  The  building  is  heated  by  steam,  being 
thoroughly  comfortable  in  the  coldest  weather.  An  abun- 
dant variety  of  e.xccllent  food  is  provided  at  all  seasons, 
and  the  cooking  will  compare  favorably  with  that  done  in 
many  pretentious  city  hotels  at  which  the  terms  are  much 
higher  than  those  of  the  Wilson  House,  for  the  prices 
quoted  here  are  very  reasonable,  special  inducements  being 
held  out  fir  regular  boarders,  although  transient  trade  is 
also  accommodated  at  very  low  rales. 

Amasa  W.  Shackford,  Photographer,  Shackford  Block, 
Central  Street,  Farmington,  N.  H.— H  improved  appara- 
tus and  reliable  chemicals  and  unbounded  self-conlidence 
•were  all  that  is  necessary  to  make  a  first  class  photogra- 
pher the  country  would  be  full  of  such,  for  about  every 
tenth  man  you  see  nowadavs  practices  photography  for 
fun  or  for  money  and  can  talk  to  you'  by  the  hour  about 
"negatives,"  and  "  exposures,"  and  "developing,"  and 
many  other  things  of  which  you  know  little  or  nothing, 
t)ut  when  it  comes  to  putting  theories  into  practice  the 
average  photographer,  amateur  or  professional,  cannot 
fieem  to  make  a  very  excellent  showing.  The  fact  is,  long 
•experience  and  considerable  natural  ability  are  absolutely 
•essential  to  the  attainment  of  thoroughly  sitisfaclory 
results  in  photography  and  an  illustratiim  of  this  maybe 
had  by  compiirini;  the  work  turned  out  bv  Mr.  Amasa  W. 
Shackford  willi  Ihm  produced  by  oilier  photographers 
■who  might  be  mentioned,  for  Mr.  "ohackford  has  been  in 
the  business  for  more  than  thirty  years  and  of  course  is 
thoroughly  familiar  with  it  in  every  detail  He  was  born 
in  Uarnstead,  N.  II.,  and  considering  his  long  and  honor- 
able business  cai^  i  r  it  is  hardly  necessary  lo  stae  is  very 
favorably  and  ain  isl  universally  known  throughout  this 
section.  His  rooms  are  located  on  the  third  floor  of 
Shackford's  ISlock,  Central  street,  and  are  heated  by 
«leam  and  very  thoroughly  fitted  up  in  every  way.  Pho- 
tography ii^  all  its  branches  is  carried  on, "orders  being 
filled  at  short  notice  and  at  uniformly  moderate  rates 
while  the  results  attained  an-  such  that  it  is  perfectly  safe 
to  fully  guarantee  satisfaction  to  all  who  may  place  orders 
at  this  popular  studio. 


Farmington  Savings  Bank,  Farmington,  N.  H. — Of  all 
the  many  instituiious  which  the  progress  of  civilization 
has  developed  there  is  not  one  more  admirable  than  the 
savings  bank,  for  the  operations  of  this  are  distinctly  and 
entirely  beneficial  in  their  effects  upon  individuals,  upon 
communities  and  upon  the  nation  itself.  The  most  valua- 
ble feature  of  such  a  bank  is  that  it  lieljis  the  people  by 
giving  them  the  means  to  help  themselves,  and  as  this 
assistance  is  not  at  all  of  a  charitable  nature,  but  is  a 
purely  business  transaction,  the  proudest  have  no  reason 
to  refuse  it,  while  those  who  are  too  willing  too  depend 
upon  others  are  not  injured  by  it  in  the  least.  Those  who 
avail  themselves  of  the  help  ot  such  a  bank  are  encouraged 
to  form  industrious  and  frugal  habits  ;  they  are  encouraged 
to  deny  themselves  the  gratitjeation  ot  injurious  and 
expensive  tastes  ;  they  are  encouraged  to  provide  for  the 
future  by  making  the  best  possible  use  of  present  advan- 
tages, and  in  short,  their  character  is  strengthened  and 
improved  in  many  ways  and  they  profit  morally,  mentally 
and  physically  by  their  connection  with  the  institution. 
Of  course,  we  have  reference  to  a  savings  bank  which  is 
soundly  established  and  ably  managed,  and  the  residents 
of  Farmington  and  vicinity  need  not  go  away  from  home 
to  find  an  institution  of  this  kind,  for  the  record  the  Farm- 
ington savings  bank  has  made  since  it  was  chartered,  in 
1868,  entitles  it  to  a  leading  position  among  the  most 
sound  and  progressive  savings  banks  of  the  State.  And 
we  are  happy  to  saj'  that  the  facilities  it  offers  for  the  safe 
and  profilable  investment  of  small  sums  are  generally 
appreciateil  and  largely  availed  of,  a  late  statement  show- 
ing deposits  of  $64(5.628.44.  The  same  statement  showed 
that  there  was  a  surplus  of  $32,789.48  and  a  guaranty  fund 
of  $24,000,  so  it  will  be  seen  that  the  Imnk  is  conserva- 
tively managed,  but  an  even  more  satisfactory  proof  that 
the  interests  of  depositors  will  be  ably  and  faithfully 
guarded  is  that  afforded  by  the  standing  of  those  identified 
with  the  institution,  as  the  following  list  of  officers  will 
show  :  president,  H.  B.  Edgerlj'  ;  vice  president,  Levi 
Pearl  ;  treasurer.  Charles  W.  Talpey.  Trustees  :  Charles 
W.  Wiugate,  .John  H.  Barker,  Charles  W.  Talpey.  Jona- 
than R.  Hayes,  .lames  B  Edgerly,  E.  T.  Willson,  G.  A. 
•Jones,  Alonzo  Nute,  Levi  Pearl,  George  N.  Eastman,  J. 
F.  Cloutman,  H.  B.  Edgerly,  E.  P.  Nute,  D.  E.  Edgerly, 
J.  P.  Bennett,  B.  P.  Chesley. 


Roberts  <&  Peavey,  Druggists  and  Stationers.  Wall 
Paper,  Paints  and  Oils,  Ariists'  jNIalerials,  Weekly  and 
Daily  Newspapers  and  Periodicals,  21  ]\lain  Street,  Farm- 
ington, N.  H. — The  firm  of  Roberts  &  Peavey  was  formed 
in  1889,  but  the  enterprise  carried  on  by  this  concern  is  of 
much  earlier  origin,  its  inception  dating  back  some  twenty 
years  as  operations  were  begun  about  1872  by  Mr.  A.  C. 
Newell.  This  gentleman  was  succeeded  in  1879  by  Messrs. 
Emerson  &  Garland,  they  giving  place  in  1885  to  Messrs. 
E.  W.  Emerson  &  Co.,  who  were  succeeded  by  Messrs. 
Roberts  &  Avery  in  1887,  the  present  tirm  assuming  con- 
trol two  years  'later.  The  i)artners  are  Messrs.  W.  W. 
Roberts  and  W.  L.  Peavey,  both  of  whom  are  natives  of 
Farmington,  and  are  too  well  known  here  to  need  extended 
personal  mention.  Their  store  is  located  at  No.  21  Main 
street,  and  has  an  area  of  1.500  square  feet,  atlbrding  ample 
room  for  the  carrying  of  a  heavy  and  exce|)tionally  varied 
stock  which  comprises  not  only  a  full  line  of  jmre  drugs, 
medicines  and  chemicals,  »nd  such  other  articles  as  are 
usually  found  in  a  first-class  drug  store,  but  also  an 
attractive  assortment  of  wall  papers,  paints  and  oils, 
artists'  materials,  fashionable  and  business  stationery, 
weekly  and  daily  papers,  periodicals,  etc.  Employment 
is  given  to  two  assistants  and  callers  may  depend"  upon 
receiving  prompt  and  courteous  attention  at  all  times, 
while  the  prices  ipioted  are  always  in  strict  accordance 
with  the  lowest  market  rates.  The  drugs  and  medicines 
handled  are  of  the  best  quality  obtainable,  and  as  great 
care  is  exercised  to  eiisun^  the  nicest  accuracy  in  the  com- 
pounding of  prescriptions  it  is  natural  that  au  extensive 
trade  should  be  iloue  in  this  important  department. 


LEADINO  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FARMINGTON. 


7» 


John  H.  Barker  &  Co.,  dealers  in  General  Merchiintlise, 

.'Maiu  Street,  FarmiDglon,  N.  11. — Among  those  olcl-cstab- 
■lisUed  and  representative  enterprises  wbich  are  known  to 
everyone  at  all  ac<iuainted  with  Furniington  and  its 
resources,  that  conducted  bj-  the  firm  of  John  H.  ISarker 

'A  Co.,  deserves  prominent  nnd  favorable  mention,  for  this 

-Has  been  carried  on  for  fully  thirty  years,  and  is  to  day 
one  of  the  best  managed  and  most  reliable  and  popular 
general  stores  in  this  .section  of  the  State  Operations  were 
begun  in  1860  by  Jlr.  John  Harker,  father  of  the  present 
proprietor,  in  company  with  his  son,  Mr.  J.  II.  IJarker, 
who  has  been  sole  owner  since  his  father  retired,  in  1880. 
Mr.  J.  H.  Barker  is  a  native  of  Wolfboro,  and,  of  course, 
is  widely-  known  in  business  and  social  circles  in  Farming- 
ton  and  vicinity.  The  premises  utilized  comprise  one  floor 
and  a  basement,  each  2.")  X  50  feet  in  dimensions,  and  they 

•contain  about  as  varied  a  stock  as  it  is  possible  to  conceive 
<jf,  for  this  is  a  "general  store"  in  the  full  sense  of  the 
term  and  includes  everything  to  be  found  in  a  first  class 
country  store.  The  assortment  is  as  CHrefully  selected  as 
it  is  varied,  and  every  article  in  it  is  guaranteed  to  prove 
as  represented,  while  the  prices  quoted  will  bear  the 
severest  comparison  with  those  of  other  dealers  in  goods 
of  equal  quality. 

li.  S.  Flanders  &,  Son,  manufacturers  of  Lasts  and  Sole 
Patterns,  Farmington.  N.  H. — As  the  manufacture  of 
boots  and  shoes  has  long  been  the  industry  in  which  New 
England  is  more  largely  engaged  than  any  other  section  of 
the  Union,  we  would  naturally  expect  to  find  in  the  New- 
England  States  many  of  those  enterprises  which  are  tribu- 
tary to  this  great  branch  of  manufacture,  such,  for  instance, 
418  that  conducted  by  Messrs.  L  S.  Flanders  &  Son,  manu- 
facturers of  lasts  and  sole  patterns.  This  concern  are  well 
-and  favorably  known  in  business  circles,  for  the  undertak- 
ing they  carry  on  was  founded  nearly  twenty  years  ago 
.and  has  developed  to  a  point  where  they  wholesale  to 
manufacturers  throughout  New  England.  Operations 
were  begun  in  1873,  by  Messrs,  Haynes  &  Flanders,  the 
.present  firm  being  formed  in  1885  and  consisting  of  Messrs. 
L.  S.  and  A,  W.  Flanders,  both  of  whom  are  natives  of 
Concord,  N.  H.  Mr.  L.  S.  Flanders  served  as  representa- 
tive in  1877-8  and  has  long  been  one  of  the  most  prominent 
of  our  local  business  men.  The  concern  utilize  spacious 
and  well  equipped  premises,  employ  experienced  assistants 
and  are  prepared  to  furnish  lasts  and  sole  patterns  and 
tipper  patterns  of  all  kinds,  in  any  desired  quantities,  at 
the  lowest  market  rates,  all  orders  being  assured  iinmedi- 
-and  painstaking  attention. 

E.T.  Wlllson,  dealer  in  Groceries,  Four,  Grain,  Crockery, 
iPainfs  and  Oils,  Shoe  Findings  and  Hardware.  8,  10  and 
.12  South  JIain  Street  (Talpey's  Block),  Farmington,  N.  II. 
—The  establishment  conducted  by  Mr  E  T  Willson  at 
■Nos.  8,  10  and  12  South  Main  street,  Talpey's  Block,  is  a 
thoroughly  representative  one,  for  not  only  is  the  enter- 
prise itself  a  leader  in  its  special  line  but  the  proprietor  is 
a  representative  business  man,  he  having  done  much  to 
advance  the  interests  of  this  town  and  now  holding  the 
position  of  State  senator.  Mr.  Willson  is  a  native  of 
Tork,  Me.,  and  has  carried  on  his  (iresent  business  since 
1882,  it  having  been  founded  in  1870  by  Mr.  C.  W.  Tulpey. 
The  premises  occupied  are  very  spacious  and  contain  a 
heavy  and  carefully  chosen  stock  comprising  staple  and 
'fancy  groceries,  flour  and  grain,  crockery  and  hardware, 
:paints  and  oils,  shoe  findings,  sporting  goods,  including 
^ns,  rifles  ammunition,  fishing  tackle,  etc.,  the  assortment 
as  a  whole  being  one  of  the  most  complete  and  desirable 
in  the  country.  Both  a  wholesale  and  retail  business  is 
done  and  every  order,  large  or  small,  is  assured  immediate 
and  careful  attention,  for  employment  is  given  to  four 
■competent  assii^tants  and  every  facility  is  provided  to 
enable  commissions  to  be  promptly  and  accurately  exe- 
•  cuted.  Under  these  circumstances  it  goes  without  saying 
'that  Mr.  Willson  is  in  a  position  to  meet  all  honorable  com- 
•petition  by  quoting  the  lowest  market  rates  on  goods  of 
sstandard  and  dependable  quality. 


A.  Nute  &.  Sons,  niannfacturers  of  Mens'  Shoes, 
Farmington,  N.  II. — There  is  no  establishment  in  town 
more  clearly  entitled  to  be  classed  as  representative  in  the 
full  sense  of  that  much  abused  word  than  that  conducted 
by  Messrs.  A.  Nute  &  Sons,  and  lis  claim  to  such  a  title  is 
ba.sed  not  only  on  a  long  and  honorable  record,  on  a  very 
high  present  standing  and  on  prospects  of  the  brightest 
<iescription,  but  also  on  the  powerful  influence  the  enter- 
prise has  exerted  in  developing  the  interests  of  this  town 
and  .section,  and  on  the  standing  in  the  business  and  social 
world  of  the  men  identified  with  it.  This  undertaking 
was  fovinded  manj'  years  ago,  at  a  time  when  shoe  manu- 
facturiifg  on  a  large  scale  in  New  llanlp^llire  was  a  new 
and  somewhat  hazardous  experiment,  and  the  success  it 
met  with  had  much  to  do  with  the  piesent  standing  of 
Farmington  as  a  shoe  manufacturing  centre.  Many  and 
radical  have  been  the  changes  in  machinery  and  in  meth- 
ods since  this  enterprise  was  inaugurated  but  the  manage- 
ment of  it  has  been  steadily  progressive,  and  to-day  the 
establishment  is  a  fine  e.vample  of  a  modern  shoe  factory, 
both  as  regards  its  equipment  and  the  quality  of  the  work 
produced.  The  main  structure  is  four  stories  in  height 
and  110  X  32  feet  in  dimensions,  and  there  is  a  two  story 
addition  measuring  75  X  32  feet,  and  another  one  story  in 
height  and  100  X  40  feet  in  size.  Power  is  furnished  by  a 
fifly-horse  engine,  and  employment  is  given  to  250  assist- 
ants. The  annual  product  is  very  large  in  amount  and 
consists  of  men's  shoes,  these  being  manufactured  for 
Messrs.  Potter,  White  &  Bailey  of  Boston.  The  firm  is 
constituted  of  Mr.  Alonzo  Nute  and  his  sons,  Messrs. 
E  P.  and  A.  1.  Nute.  The  prominence  of  these  gen- 
tlemen deserves  more  than  a  mere  mention  of  their  names 
in  this  consideration.  The  senior  member  of  the  firm, 
Hon.  Alonzo  Nute,  began  his  connection  with  the  boot 
and  shoe  business  when  sixteen  years  of  age,  going  to 
Natick,  Mass.,  for  this  purpose  where  he  remained  for  six 
years,  about  two  of  which  he  was  in  the  employ  of  Vice- 
President  Henry  Wilson  and  lived  in  his  family.  Return- 
ing to  Farminglon  he  began  the  manufacture  of  boots  and 
shoes  which  has  developed  into  its  present  large  proportions 
and  become  one  of  the  most  important  plants  in  the  town. 
When  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  came  in  1861  he  went  out 
as  quartermaster  of  the  Sixth  N.  H.  Regt.,  and  later  was 
placed  on  the  staff  of  Genl.  R.  C  Hawkins  of  the  Ninth 
N.  J.  Zouaves.  He  is  the  present  congressman  from  this 
district,  having  long  been  prominent  in  public  life.  He  is 
vice-presidi-nt  of  the  Farmington  National  Bank  and  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Savings  Bank,  as  is  also  Mr.  E.  P.  Nute, 
who  at  one  time  represented  Farmington  in  the  legislature. 
Mr.  A.  I.  Nute  holds  the  oflice  of  hank  commissioner. 
But  although  men  of  affairs  as  well  as  of  business  the 
members  of  the  firm  give  the  enterprise  in  the  manage- 
ment of  which  they  are  associated  close  personal  super- 
vision, and  steadily  mainlain  the  enviable  reputation  it  has 
held  .so  long. 

Mrs.  li.  A.  Small,  .Millinery  and  Fancy  Goods,  Central 
Street,  Farmington.  N.  II. — Although  by  no  means  every 
lady  has  that  combination  of  taste  and  skill  which  is  essen- 
tial to  the  Hitainmcnl  of  satisfactory  results  in  millinery 
work,  there  is  no  reason  why  every  lady  should  not  know 
where  to  place  orders  for  such  work  in  the  full  assurance 
that  they  will  l>e  satisfactorily  filled,  and  many  residents 
of  Farminglon  and  vicinity  have  found  by  experience  that 
Mrs.  li.  A.  Small  is  admirably  (inalified  to  meet  all 
demands  made  upon  her  for  fine  cusiom  millinery  work  at 
all  times  of  year.  Mrs.  Small  was  born  in  Alton,  N.  H., 
and  has  been  identified  with  her  jiresent  business  since  1869, 
so  we  need  hardly  add  that  she  is  thoroughly  familiar  with 
it  in  every  detail.  She  carries  a  large  and  well-selected  slock 
of  ribbons,  laces,  velvets,  feathers,  flowers,  trimmed  and 
untrinimed  hats  and  bonnets,  besides  some  fancy  goods, 
but  particular  attention  is  given  to  order  work,  and  as  Jlrs. 
Small  attains  results  equal  to  the  best,  is  moderate  in  her 
charges,  and  is  prepared  to  execuie  commissions  at  short 
notice,  it  is  natural  that  her  establishment  should  be  a  pro- 
nounced favorite  with  ladies  throughout  this  section. 


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LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FARMING  TON. 


Dr.  J.  E.  Nichols,  Dentist,  Barker's  Block,  Farmington, 
N.  H. — Americans  Lave  the  unenviable  reputation  of  pos- 
sessing the  poorest  teeth  of  any  nation  in  the  world,  and 
whether  tills  reputation  be  deserved  or  not  it  is  certainly  a 
fact  that  in  this  country  poor  teeth  are  the  rule  and  perfect 
ones  the  rare  exception,  .lust  why  this  is  the  case  has 
never  been  satisfactorily  explained,  although  numberless 
explanations  have  been  offered,  most  of  which  were  much 
more  remarkable  for  their  ingenuity  than  for  their  conclu- 
siveness. The  blame  has  been  laid  on  our  climate,  on  our 
food,  on  our  nervous  temperament  as  a  people,  and  on  our 
mode  of  living,  as  well  as  on  many  other  things  too  numer- 
ous to  mention,  but  no  one  of  these  has  been  demonstrated 
to  be  the  prevailing  cause  although  doubtless  most  if  not 
all  of  them  have  their  effect  in  bringing  about  the  present 
condition  of  things.  The  truth  is,  individual  eases  of 
defective  teeth  are  the  result  of  individual  causes,  that  is 
to  say,  each  of  us  can  by  observation  and  the  exercise  ot 
common  sense  learn  how  to  keep  his  own  teeth  in  good 
order  although  none  of  us  may  be  able  to  assign  just  cause 
for  the  national  characteristic.  But  it  is  necessary  to 
"  Stan  fair."  in  the  first  place  and  the  only  way  to  do  this 
for  those  whose  teeth  are  not  perfect  is  to  visit  a  compe- 
tent dentist  and  have  them  put  in  order, — after  which 
intelligent  care  will  preserve  them  in  that  condition.  Of 
course  there  is  no  lack  of  competent  dentists  in  a  country 
which  is  conceded  to  lead  the  world  in  dental  science,  and 
among  those  located  in  this  vicinity.  Dr.  J.  E.  Nichols  is 
entitled  to  prominent  mention,  for  he  is  a  thoroughly 
skillful  and  very  gentle  operator  and  has  all  necessary 
mechanical  facilities  for  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
accordance  witli  the  most  approved  methods.  Dr.  Nichols 
is  a  native  of  Ashby,  Mass  ,  and  located  in  Farmington  in 
1889,  his  office  being  at  the  corner  of  Central  and  Main 
streets,  in  Barker's  Block.  He  has  already  built  up  au 
extensive  practice,  and  as  his  work  is  always  thoroughly 
and  durably  done  and  his  charges  uniformly  moderate,  it 
is  not  surprising  that  his  service  should  be  in  steadily 
increasing  demand. 

Frank  B.  Farwell,  Market,  Central  and  Main  Streets, 
Farmington,  N.  H. — No  review  of  the  mercantile  enter 
prises  of  Farmington  which  omitted  to  make  prominent 
mention  ot  the  leading  meat  markets  could  be  legarded  as 
complete,  for  not  only  are  these  important  in  and  of  them- 
selves l)ut  also  because  of  the  fact  that  they  make  the  town 
much  more  desirable  as  a  place  of  residence  than  would 
otherwise  be  possible,  insomuch  as  they  tend  to  reduce  the 
cxjiense  and  increase  the  enjoj'ment  of  living  by  furnishing 
nourishing  and  palatable  food  at  the  very  lowest  rates. 
Not  one  of  these  establishments  is  more  worthj'  of  com- 
mendation and  patronage  than  that  of  which  Mr.  Frank  F. 
Farwell  is  proprietor,  for  he  caters  successfully  to  all 
classes  of  trade  and  has  an  unsurpassed  reputation  for 
giving  full  value  for  money  received.  He  was  born  in 
this  State,  and  succeeded  Mr.  W.  I.  Nutter  in  the  owner- 
ship of  tlie  enterpiise  to  which  this  notice  refers  in  1888. 
The  store  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Central  and  Main 
streets,  and  is  sufficiently  spacious  to  accommodate  a  com- 
plete assortment  of  fresh,  salted  and  corned  meats  and 
such  other  commodities  as  are  usually  found  in  a  first-class 
market.  Mr.  Farwell  employs  two  assistants,  and  spares 
no  pains  to  ensure  prompt  and  courteous  attention  to 
every  caller,  small  and  large  buyers  being  treated  with 
equal  consideration  and  all  goods  being  sold  strictly  on 
their  merits,  so  that  complete  satisfactfon  can  be  safely 
guaranteed. 

E.  E.  Downing,  wholesale  and  retail  Baktr,  and  dealer 
in  Groceries,  28  Central  Street,  Faimington,  N.  H.— The 
enterprise  carried  <m  l,y  Jlr.  E.  E.  Downing  certainly 
deserves  prominent  mention  in  a  review  of  Fiirmington's 
most  valuable  and  popular  business  undertakings,  for  no 
eetablishment  in  this  town  or  vicinity  is  more  favorably 
knciwn  in  connection  with  the  sale  of  family  food  supplies. 
Jlr.  Downing  is  a  wholesale  and  retail  baker  and  dealer  in 


groceries  and  is  prepared  to  furnish  bread,  cake  and  pastry 
of  the  best  quality  in  quantities  to  suit  at  bottom  prices. 
Staple  and  fancy  groceries  are  also  largely  dealt  iu,  a. 
heavy  and  varied  stock  being  carried  and  no  pains  being 
spared  to  supply  goods  that  will  give  unifoim  satisfaction 
at  prices  as  low  as  can  be  named  on  articles  of  similar 
grade.  Mr.  Downing  is  a  native  of  this  town  and  is  very 
widely  known  here  in  both  business  and  social  circles. 
He  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Downing  & 
Schlenkcr  but  for  some  time  has  been  sole  proprietor  of 
the  business  with  which  he  is  now  identified.  Spacious 
and  well-equipped  premises  located  at  No.  28  Cintral 
street,  are  utilized,  and  employment  ia  given  to  four 
assistants.  Callers  are  assured  prompt  and  polite  atten- 
tion, and  all  orders,  large  or  small,  will  be  carefully  and 
accurately  filled  at  short  notice  and  at  the  lowest  markets 
rates. 

Stra£ford  House,  Frank  H.  McAlpine,  Proprietor  ;  Good 
Livery  and  Boarding  Stable  connected  ;  Farmington,  N.  H. 
— It  is  by  no  means  an  agreeable  task  to  recommend  a 
hotel  to  a  man  unless  you  know  what  his  tastes  are,  for 
some  individualsgo  in  for  "  style  "  alone  and  will  put  up- 
with  comfortless  accommodations  and  poor  service  as  long- 
as  they  know  they  are  in  a  "high-toned"  house,  while  others- 
put  comfort  before  style  and  don't  care  how  exclusive  and 
aristocratic  a  house  isaslong  as  it  is  home  like  and  respecta- 
ble. But  in  recommending  the  Strafford  House  to  our  readers- 
we  will  avoid  all  possible  misunderstanding  by  saying  at 
the  outset  that  this  hotel  is  run  on  the  assumption  that  the 
public  want  pleasant  rooms,  comfortable  beds,  an  abun- 
dance of  good,  substantial  fond  and  prompt  and  polite 
attendance,  and  that  they  don't  want  to  pay  fancy  prices 
but  are  willing  to  pay  a  fair  amount  for  homelike  accom- 
modations. The  Straflord  was  furnished  new  throughout 
in  1889  and  consequently  the  beds  are  of  modern  style, 
comfortable  and  roomy,  and  the  toilet  facilities,  etc..  are 
convenient  and  complete.  The  dining  room  will  seat 
thirty  six  guests,  and  the  table  is  bountifully  supplied  at. 
all  seasons  of  the  year,  while  the  cooking  and  service 
are  excellent.  The  proprietor  of  the  house  is  Mr.  Frank 
H.  McAlpine.  This  gentleman  does  all  in  his  power  to 
secure  the  comfort  of  guests  and  is  very  popular  among  the 
patrons  of  the  house,  who  speak  in  the  highest  terms  of  his- 
readiness  to  furnish  any  desired  information  and  to  make 
things  as  easy  and  pleasant  as  possible  for  strangers  in 
town.  There  is  a  good  livery  and  boarding  stable  con-  J 
nected  with  this  hotel,  and  those  desiring  teams  for  busi-  I 
ness  or  pleasure  purposes  can  obtain  them  without  delay 
and  at  very  reasonable  figures. 

Frank  Pearl,  dealer  in  Choice  Family  Groceries,  Dry 
and  Fancy  Goods,  Farmington,  N.  H. — If  any  of  our 
readers  who  have  "kept  house"  for  anj'  length  of  time 
have  never  experienced  difficulty  in  getting  dependable 
groceries  at  fair  prices,  they  have  been  far  more  fortunate 
than  the  majority  of  us  are,  or  else  have  exercised  unu- 
sual discrimination  in  the  placing  of  ordeis,  for  it  is- 
unquestionably  an  easy  matter  to  obtain  first  class  gro- 
ceries at  moderate  rates  provided  you  know  what  estab- 
lishment to  patronize;  while  it  would  be  absurd  and  unjust 
to  claim  that  that  carried  on  by  Jlr.  Frank  Pearl  is  the 
only  one  in  this  vicinity  at  which  such  goods  may  be  had, 
it  may  still  be  truthfully  asserted  that  the  inducements  he 
offers  are  unsurpassed,  and  hence  those  dissatisfied  with. 
their  present  service  would  best  serve  their  own  interests 
by  favoring  him  with  a  trial  order.  Mr.  Pearl  is  a  native 
of  Farmington  and  has  conducted  his  present  business 
since  succeeding  Mr.  C.  \V.  Wingate  in  1887.  He  occu- 
pies one  fioor  and  a  basement,  measuring  30  X  35  feet,  and 
his  stock  includes  not  only  a  full  line  of  choice  family  gro- 
ceries but  also  dry  and  fancy  goods,  etc.  All  orders  are 
assured  prompt  and  careful  attention,  and  although  low 
prices  are  quoted,  no  trouble  is  spared  to  furnish  goods 
that  will  give  the  best  of  satisfaction  to  every  reasonable,- 
customer. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FARMING  TON. 


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J.  Wesley  Locke,  Livery  and  Sale  Stable.     Dealer  in 

Carriages  and  Harnesses,  Crowley  Street,  Farmington,  N. 
H. — The  establishment  conducted  by  Jlr.  J.  Wesley  Locke 
is  of  interest  both  to  those  who  wish  to  hire  and  those  who 
■wish  to  buy  horses  and  carriages  for  Sir.  Locke  not  only 
carries  on  a  first-class  livery  stable  hut  also  deals  largely  in 
horses,  carriages  and  harne.'scs,  and  is  prepared  to  give 
big  value  for  money  received  every  time.  Seme  of  our 
readers  who  have  never  had  dealings  with  him  may  think 
this  latter  statement  somewhat  exaggerated,  but  let  them 
remember  that  "the  proof  of  the  pudding  is  in  the  eat- 
ing," and  not  definitely  make  up  their  minds  on  the  matter 
until  they  have  given  Mr.  I>(  eke  a  call  and  found  out  for 
themselves  what  he  is  in  a  position  to  do.  and  we  liave  no 
fear  but  what  they  will  then  agree  that  our  assertion  is 
correct.  Mr.  Locke  is  a  native  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  and 
opened  his  present  establisliment  in  1889.  Spacious 
premises  located  on  Crowley  street,  are  utilized,  and  from 
eighteen  to  twenty  horses  are  always  on  hand,  together 
■with  a  number  of  stylish  and  easj' riding  vehicles,  so  that 
livery  teams  of  excellent  quality  can  be  furnished  without 
delay,  and  as  the  chaiges  are  moderate  the  public  make 
extensive  use  of  the  faciliiies  provided.  Lack  of  space 
forbids  our  making  extended  mention  of  the  sale  business 
but  sufBce  it  to  say  that  Mr.  Locke  is  always  in  a  position 
to  sell  you  a  good  horse  at  a  fair  price  and  that  when  you 
buy  of  him  you  can  safely  depend  upon  getting  an  animal 
that  will  prove  as  represented,  while  he  can  furnish  car- 
riages and  harnesses  at  as  low  prices  (quality  considered) 
«8  any  dealer  in  the  State. 

I.  Hayes  &  Sons,  Shoe  Manufacturers,  Farmington,  N. 
H. — Not  the  least  among  the  marvels  of  the  present  day  is 
the  almost  nominal  price  at  which  a  pair  of  boots  or  shoes 
honestly  made  from  good  material  can  be  bought,  and  it 
is,  in  one  sense  of  the  word,  an  industrial  paradox,  that 
the  more  complete  and  costly  the  plant  employed  in  man- 
ufacturing operations,  the  less  is  the  expenfe  of  produc- 
tion. The  factory  conducted  by  Jlessrs.  1.  Hayes  &  Sons 
on  Grove  street  in  tliis  town,  is  a  three-story  building, 
most  convenient  in  construction  and  equipment.  It  hav- 
ing the  form  of  a  hollow  square  affords  light  and  well- ven- 
tilated rooms,  and  is  heated  by  steam  which  also  furnishes 
the  power  for  the  machinery,  which  is  of  the  most 
approved  pattern.  Employment  is  given  to  from  200  to 
250  hands.  The  product  reaches  quite  large  proportions, 
and  is  composed  of  full  lines  of  men's,  boys'  and  youths' 
fine  calf,  P  calf,  veal  calf  and  A  calf  shoes.  The  goods 
are  distributed  in  the  market  through  Messrs.  John  S. 
Fogg  &  Co.,  of  Boston,  and  are  sold  mostly  in  the  South- 
ern and  Western  States.  The  business  was  established 
about  1878  and  has  from  the  first  been  attended  with 
phenomenal  success,  in  that  it  has  had  a  continued  and 
healthy  growth  and  development,  and  has  acquired  an 
excellent  reputation  for  its  manufactured  goods.  The 
firm  is  composed  of  Mr.  Israel  Hajes  and  his  son,  E.  W. 
Ha3'es,  while  F.  C.  Hayes,  another  son,  is  clerk.  Each  of 
these  gentlemen  are  lob  well  and  favorably  known  in  bus- 
iness and  social  circles  to  require  an}'  extended  notice  in 
this  review.  Mr.  Israel  Hayes  had  valuable  experience  in 
the  shoe  manufacturing  business  in  Natick,  Mass.,  as  did 
also  a  number  of  Farmington  manufacturers,  reluming  to 
Farmington  to  establish  this  enterprise. 

Mrs.  E.  H.  York  &  Co.,  Millinery  and  Ladies'  Furnishing 
Goods,  Farmington,  N.  H.— There  is  rcallv  but  one  way 
in  which  to  estimate  the  comparative  standing  of  such  an 
enterprise  as  is  conducted  by  Mrs.  E.  H.  York  &  Co.,  and 
that  is  to  make  a  personal  canvass  of  such  members  of  the 
community  as  would  naturally  be  in  a  position  to  otier  a 
competent  and  an  unprejudiced  opinion  of  it,  and  the 
result  of  such  a  canvass  would  be  to  give  this  undertaking 
the  leading  position  it  deserves,  for  there  is  not  one  of  a 
similar  nature  in  this  section  more  thoroughly  popular  or 
more  generally  known.  It  was  established  in  1880,  and 
has  been  so  efficiently  managed  that  for  some  years  this 


eetablishment  has  been  regarded  as  the  headquarters  for 
the  doing  of  fine  millinery  work  ;  particular  attention 
being  given  to  such  orders,  although  millinery  and  ladies'" 
furnishing  goods  are  quite  largely  dealt  in  and  the  latest 
novelties  in  these  lines  are  constantly  in  stock.  But 
custom  woik  is  made  a  specialty  of  and  such  care  and 
skill  are  shown  in  adapting  means  and  methods  to  individ- 
ual cases  that  those  who  have  experienced  difficulty  in 
obtaining  millinery  suited  to  their  needs  should  by  all 
means  make  trial  of  the  service  heie  offerfd.  Oiders  are 
promptly  tilled,  and  moderate  charges  are  made  in  every 
instance. 

W.  P.  Thayer,  dealer  in  Stoves,  Tinware,  Pumps,  Sheet 
Lead,  Pipe,  Kitclien  Furnishing  Goods,  etc.,  Farmington, 
N.  H. — The  difference  in  price  between  a  stove  that 
embodies  all  the  latest  improvements  and  one  that  contains 
but  few  or  none  of  th<  m  is  but  small,  comparatively  speak- 
ing, but  even  if  it  were  ten  times  as  much  as  it  is  it  would 
still  be  true  economy  to  pay  it,  for  a  strictly  first  class 
modern  stove  is  so  economical  of  fuel  and  is  so  easy  to 
manage  and  so  certain  in  its  operation  that  it  will  soon  pay 
for  itself  when  it  displaces  a  stove  made  in  accordance 
with  old  ideas.  Of  course,  in  order  to  be  sure  of  getting 
the  best  possible  stove  for  the  least  possible  monej-  you 
must  deal  with  the  right  party,  but  the  residents  of  this 
vicinity  need  have  no  ditEculty  on  that  score  for  Mr.  W. 
F.  Thayer  is  prepared  to  furnish  the  latest  types  of  cook- 
ing and  heating  stoves  at  positively  bottom  prices,  and  to 
guarantee  that  they  will  do  all  that  is  claimed  for  them  if 
used  in  accordance  with  directions.  51r.  Thajer  is  a 
native  of  Gra}-  Corner.  'Me.,  and  needs  no  introduction  to 
our  Farmington  readers,  he  having  carried  on  his  present 
business  here  for  ten  years  and  being  chief  engineer  of  the 
fire  department.  He  utilizes  very  spacious  premises,  com- 
prising one  floor  of  the  dimensions  of  134  x  22  feet,  and 
another  measuring  60  x  22  feet,  and  carries  a  heavy  and 
varied  stock  of  stoves,  tinware,  pumps,  sheet  lead,  pipe, 
kitchen  furnishings,  etc.  Every  facility  is  at  hand  for  the 
doing  of  job  work  in  tin,  brass  and  sheet-iron,  and  special 
attention  is  given  to  tin  roofing,  such  work  being  promptly, 
skilfully  and  durablj' done  at  moderate  rates.  In  fact,  all 
orders  of  whatever  nature  are  assured  immediate  and  care- 
ful attention,  for  employment  is  given  to  six  competent 
assistants  and  no  trouble  is  spared  to  fully  maintain  the 
enviable  reputation  so  long  associated  with  this  represen- 
tative enterprise. 

J.  E.  Femald,  dealer  in  Groceries,  Hardware,  Shoe 
Findings,  Paints  Oils,  Glass,  Books,  Stationery,  etc.,  etc.; 
Steam  .Job  Printing  Office  connected  with  the  Store ; 
Farmington,  N.  H. — Sir.  J.  E  Fernald  is  a  native  of  San- 
ford,  Me.,  but  is  certainly  a  Farmington  man  by  adoption 
at  least,  for  he  has  carried  on  business  here  for  a  third  of  a 
century,  and  has  been  and  is  very  active  and  successful  in 
promoting  the  best  interests  of  this  town  and  section.  He 
served  on  the  board  of  selectmen,  for  the  past  eleven  years 
has  held  his  present  position  of  town  treasurer,  while  at 
one  time  he  officiated  as  postmaster.  In  ce  mpany  with 
Mr.  George  W.  Fernald,  his  son,  he  owns  and  publishes 
the  Ffirmington  Neirs,  and  also  carries  on  a  thoroughly 
equipped  steam  job  printing  office.  Mr.  Fernald  deals  in 
groceries,  hardware,  shoe  findings,  paints,  oils,  glass, 
books,  stationery,  etc.,  carrying  a  large  and  complete  stock 
and  utilizing  premises  of  the  dimensions  of  46J.2  X  32J^ 
feet.  He  founded  this  business  in  1857  and  it  has  since 
become  so  generally  known  to  the  purchasing  public 
throughout  this  vicinity  as  to  render  extended  mention 
of  it  quite  superfluous.  The  people  know  that  the  goods 
bought  at  this  store  will  prove  just  as  represented  ;  they 
know  that  the  stock  is  varied  enough  to  allow  all  tastes 
and  purses  to  be  suited  ;  they  know  that  the  lowest  market 
rates  are  quoted  on  all  the  commodities  dealt  in,  and  they 
know  that  all  orders,  large  or  small,  are  assured  pron)pt 
and  careful  attention,  and  knowing  these  things  it  would 
be  strange  if  they  did  not  give  the  enterprise  heart}"  and 
continuous  support,  which,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  lliej"  do. 


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LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FARM2N0T0N. 


P.  B.  Mooney,  dealer  in  Coal  and  Wood,  PrcsSed  Hay 

and  Slraw.  No.  35  NorMi  ilain  Street,  Farmington,  N.  H. 
— Mr.  F  K.  Mooney  is  very  generally  and  favorably  known 
Id  FarmiiiL'ton  and  vicinity,  for  not  only  is  be  a  native  of 
that  town  and  lias  a  large  circle  of  friends  tbere,  but  he 
carries  on  one  of  the  most  poi)ular  of  the  local  establish- 
meots.  lie  being  extensively  engaged  in  the  sale  of  coal 
and  wood,  pressed  hay  and  straw,  clapboards,  shingles, 
lath,  lime,  cement,  hair  and  brick,  besides  conducting  a 
first  class    livery  stable.     Ami  this  stable  i$  first-class  in 

■  tlie  full  sense  of  that  often  misused  word,  for  Mr.  Mooney 
maintains  eight  good   horses,  has  some  stylish  and  easy 

■  riding  vehicles  and  in  fact  can  furnish  you  with  a  rig  that 
will  give  the  best  of  satisfaction  and  appear  well  in  any 
company.  Teams  maj'  be  ha<i  at  very  short  notice  and 
the  charges  are  moderate  every  time.  Orders  for  coal  and 
wood,  pressed  hay  and  straw  are  also  assured  immediate 
and  painstaking  attention,  for  ample  shed  room  for  storage 
purposes  is  available  and  a  birge  stock  is  constantly  car- 
ried, while  employment  is  given  to  three  assistants,  and 
the  facilities  for  prompt  and  accurate  delivery  are  excel- 
lent.    The  lowest  market  rates  are  quoted  and  equal  care 

.'is  given  to  the  filling  of  large  and  small  orders. 

Charles  H.  Berry,  Fruit,  Confectionery,  Ice  Cream, 
etc.,  Main  Street,  Farmington. — The  business  carried  on 
by  Mr.  Charles  1:1  Berry  was  established  for  some  years 
aod  passed  through  the  hands  of  several  proprietors  before 
it  came  into  his  possession,  in  1885,  but  it  is  only  fair  to 
say  that  it  was  never  so  well  managed  and  popular  before 
as  it  has  been  and  is  under  the  present  management.  Mr. 
Berry  is  a  native  of  Strnftbrd.  N.  H.,  and  has  a  large  circle 
of  friends  in  Farmington  and  vicinity,  many  of  whom  he 
has  made  by  his  straightforward  business  methods  and  the 
accommodating  spirit  he  shows  in  the  carrying  on  of  liis 
enterprise  The  premises  utilized  by  him  are  located  on 
Main  street,  and  contain  a  soda  fountain ^nd  other  facili- 
ties for  the  carrying  on  of  the  extensive  trade  in  soda  and 
ice  cream  which  is  enjoyed  during  the  proper  season.  A 
good  stock  of  seasonable  fruits  is  also  always  on  hand  to 
select  from,  together  with  choice  confectionery,  cigars, 
tobacco,  etc.  These  goods  are  carefully  chosen  and  will 
suit  the  most  critical,  but  the  prices  are  uniformly  mode 
rate,  being  in  fact  as  low  as  can  be  named  on  articles  of 
-  equal  merit. 

G.  A.  Jones  &  Co.,  Furniture,  Carpets  and  Room 
Paper,  No.  12  Central  Street,  Farmington,  N.  H —Those 
•wishing  to  purchase  anything  in  the  line  of  furniture,  car- 
pets or  wall  paper,  if  they  have  had  much  experience  in 
the  buying  of  such  goods,  will  seek  a  house  that  carries  a 
large  and  varied  stock,  that  caters  intelligently  to  all 
■classes  of  trade,  and  that  has  a  well-earned  reputation  for 
sound  integrity.  Such  houses  are  to  be  found  in  every 
business  centre,  and  one  of  them  right  here  in  Farmington 
is  that  of  G.  A.  Jones  tfc  Co  ,  carrying  on  ()i)erations  at 
No.  12  Central  street,  where  premises  having  an  area  of 
•4500  square  feet  are  utilized  The  business  has  been  con- 
duited  by  the  present  concern  since  1887,  succeeding  Mr. 
E.  B.  Small  who  had  conducted  the  business  for  over  a 
score  of  years.  The  management  of  this  house  for  enter- 
prise and  fair  dealing  is  not  surpassed  by  that  of  any 
house  in  the  country.  Mr.  Jones  is  a  native  of  Farming- 
ton,  and  is  so  well  known  here  in  both  business  and  social 
•circles  as  to  make  extended  personal  mention  quite  >mnec- 
■essary.  lie  has  .-^l riven  from  the  first  to  build  up  the 
enterprise  on  the  snimd  basis  of  perfectly  and  permanently 
satisfied  patrons,  and  that  he  has  succeeded,  the  present 
standing  of  the  umlcrtaking  fully  proves.  The  very 
latest  fashionable  novellies  in  furniture,  carpets  and  room- 
paper  are  constantly  on  'lund  to  select  from,  and  all  tastes 
aiMi  purses  can  be  suited  from  the  stock,  as  it  is  kept  com- 
plete in  every  department.  The  prices  are  as  low  as  the 
lowest,  quality  of  course  considered,  and  sufficient  assist- 
ance is  employed  to  ensure  prompt  and  painstaking 
attention  to  everv  caller. 


P.  M.  Frost,  Drv-  and  Fancy  Goods,  Cloutman  Block, 
Farmington,  N.  H. — In  these  days  of  sudden  and  frequent 
changes  in  fnshion  and  sharp  and  intelligent  competition  it 
is  no  easy  matter  to  carr^'  on  a  really  first-class  dry  and 
fancy  goods  store,  for  the  stock  of  such  an  establishment 
must  of  necessity  be  large  and  varied,  must  be  so  fre- 
quently renewed  as  always  to  include  the  latest  fashion- 
able novelties,  and  the  goods  of  which  it  is  composed  must 
be  sold  at  a  narrow  margin  of  profit  in  order  to  be  disposed 
of  as  rapidl}'  as  is  necessarj-.  Consequently  first-class 
stores  of  this  kind  are  not  common,  and  as  that  of  which 
Mr.  P.  M  Frost  is  proprietor  is  tlioroughly  first-class  it 
naturally  follows  that  it  enjoys  a  very  large  share  of  the 
patronage  of  residents  of  this  section.  This  business  was 
founded  in  1878  and  is  under  the  direct  management  of 
Mr.  F.  B.  Frost,  son  of  the  owner.  The  premises  utilized 
have  an  area  of  1200  square  feet  and  contain  as  lull  and 
desirable  a  stock  of  dr}'  and  fancy  goods  as  can  be  found 
in  this  section  of  the  State,  but  we  don't  propose  to 
attempt  to  describe  it  for  the  simple  reason  that  it  is  replen- 
ished .so  frequently  and  largelj'  that  any  description  of  it 
would  soon  be  "  out  of  date."  Sufiice  it  to  saj'  that  it 
comprises  full  lines  of  staple  articles  as  well  as  many  of 
the  latest  and  most  attractive  novelties,  and  that  the  goods 
are  in  every  instance  guaranteed  to  prove  as  represented 
and  are  sold  at  positively  bottom  figures.  Callers  are 
assured  prompt  and  courteous  attention,  employment 
being  given  to  four  experienced  assistants. 

W.  A.  Elliott,  Ice  Cream,  Fruit,  Cigars,  etc.,  Central 
Street,  Farmington,  N.  H. — It  is  no  easy  task  to  success- 
fully carry  on  such  a  business  as  is  conducted  by  Mr.  W. 
A.  Elliott,  for  nearly  all  the  articles  dealt  in  by  him  are 
of  a  nature  that  renders  it  necessary  to  continually  renew 
the  stock  if  it  is  to  be  kept  in  an  attractive  condition,  and 
to  exercise  great  care  in  the  choice  of  the  goods  he  offers 
the  public.  That  he  has  succeeded  in  accomplishing  this 
task  so  far  is  proved  by  the  popularity  of  his  establish- 
ment, and -this  popularity  is  evidently  destined  to  steadily 
increase,  for  he  spares  no  pains  to  continually  improve 
the  service  rendered,  and  has  considerably  extended  the 
business  since  assuming  control  of  it  in  1889.  Mr.  Elliott 
carries  on  a  large  ice  cream  trade  during  the  warmer 
months,  his  store,  which  is  located  on  Central  street,  being 
conveniently  fitted-up  as  an  ice  cream  saloon,  and  the 
service  being  very  prompt  and  satisfactory,  while  the  cream 
is  strictly  first-class  and  the  prices  are  moderate.  Confec- 
tionery, fruits,  tonic  beer  and  other  light  drinks,  cigars, 
tobacco,  etc.,  are  also  dealt  in,  a  well  chosen  stock  being 
carried  and  all  callers  being  assured  immediate  and  cour- 
teous attention. 

M.  W.  Small,  dealer  in  Groceries,  Grain,  Crockery, 
Glass-ware  and  Farming  Tools,  10  Central  Street,  Farm- 
ington, N.  H. — It  is  a  very  heavy  and  varied  stock  that  is 
oflfered  by  Mr.  M.  W.  Small,  and  as  he  deals  in  such  indis- 
pensable commodities  as  groceries,  grain,  glass-ware, 
crockery,  farming  tools,  etc.,  it  is  natural  that  a  very 
extensive  bu>-iness  should  be  done,  especially  as  the  goods 
uuiformi}'  prove  as  represented  and  are  sold  at  the  lowest 
market  rates.  Mr.  Small  was  born  in  IJaymond,  Me.,  and 
has  been  identified  with  his  present  establishment  since 
1877,  during  which  time  it  has  become  one  of  the  most 
generally  and  favorably  known  stores  of  the  kind  in  this 
town  and  vicinity.  The  premises  made  use  of  comprise 
one  floor  of  the  dimensions  of  20  X  70  feet,  and  a  base- 
ment having  an  area  of  3000  square  feet,  the  latter  being 
speciall)'  devoted  to  the  handling  of  grain,  feed.  Hour,  etc., 
as  this  IS  one  of  the  most  important  departments  of  the 
business.  The  service  at  this  popular  store  is  remarkably 
prompt  and  efficient,  much  more  so  than  that  olfered  at 
many  establishment.s  doing  a  much  smaller  business,  for 
employment  is  given  to  four  competent  assistants  and  no 
trouble  is  spared  to  ensure  immediate  and  careful  atten- 
tion to  every  caller,  orders  being  accurately  delivered  at 
short  notice. 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  FAUMINGION. 


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■,'~H.  P.  FaU  &  Co.,  Druggists  ami  Stationers,  37  Main 
CStreet,  Farmington,  N.  H.— The  business  conducted  by 
Messra.  H.  P.  Fall  &  Co.,  would  be  worthy  of  prominent 
jnention  on  account  of  its  age  alone,  even  if  it  had  no 
other  thing  to  recommend  it  to  notice,  for  this  is  one  of 
the  oldest  established  enterprises  of  the  kind  in  the  State, 
it  having  been  inaugurated  in  1837  by  Dr.  D.  T.  Parker. 
But  its  claims  to  notice,  far  from  resting  entirely  on  its 
antiquity,  is  based  very  largely  on  its  present  standing, 
for  under  the  management  of  the  existing  firm,  who 
began  operations  in  1889,  this  enterprise  is  one  of  the  most 
reliable  and  useful  of  the  kind  of  all  those  carried  on  in 
this  vicinity.  The  proprietors  are  Mr.  H.  P.  Fall  and  Dr. 
H.  P.  Wheatley,  the  former  being  a  native  of  Farmington, 
while  the  latter  was  born  in  Brookfield,  Vt.  Both  give 
close  personal  attention  to  the  details  of  the  business,  and 
■the  advantages  gained  by  having  a  ph3'sician  connected 
with  a  pharmacy  are  certainly  too  obvious  to  require  men- 
tion. The  firm  are  druggists  and  stationers  and  carry  a 
^ery  large  and  complete  stock  requiring  the  occupancy  of 
two  floors,  each  of  which  measures  18  X  50  feet.  The 
-assortment  of  drugs,  medicines  and  chemicals  is  not  only 
extensive  but  is  made  up  of  goods  .selected  from  the  most 
■reliable  sources,  which  fact,  combined  with  the  facililies 
(for  handling  provided  aud  the  thoroughness  of  the  system 


employed,  commends  this  store  to  all  wishing  to  have 
prescriptions  compounded, — especially  as  the  charges 
made  are  uniformly  moderate.  Toilet  and  fancy  goods 
are  well  represented  in  the  stock,  many  attractive  novel- 
ties being  offered,  together  with  trusses  of  the  most 
approved  make,  and  a  full  line  of  fashionable  and  business 
stationery ;  pocket  cutlery  is  also  dealt  in  to  a  considerable 
extent,  and  all  the  arliclcs  handled  are  guaranteed  to  prove 
as  represented  and  are  offered  at  the  lowest  market  rates. 
This  establishment  has  made  itself  known  throughout  this 
region  as  manufacturing  chemists.  Star  Synteretic,  Star 
cough  balsam.  Star  liniment.  Star  cordial  and  Star  pills, 
being  among  the  best  known  of  their  productions. 

O.  W.  Jenness,  manufacturer  of  Wood  and  Paper 
Boxes  ;  Job  Sawing,  Planing,  and  Mill  Work  of  all  kinds ; 
Timber,  Boards,  Sheathing,  Moulding,  etc.,  kept  on  hand; 
Lumber  sawed  by  portable  mills;  Farmington,  N.  H. — 
The  manufacture  of  wood  and  paper  boxes  is  one  of  the 
important  industries  of  this  section  and  it  is  also  one  of  the 
most  promising  for  the  demand  lor  boxes  is  steadily  and 
rapidly  increasing  and  some  of  our  local  manufacturers 
show  great  enterprise  in  catering  to  this  demand,  the  nat- 
ural result  being  that  Farmington  is  becoming  a  prominent 
centre  for  supplies  of  this  kind.  One  of  the  most  enter- 
prising aud  successful  of  those  engaged  in  wood  and  paper 
box  making  is  Mr.  C.  W.  Jenness,  who  is  a  native  of 
Rochester.  N.  H.,  and  began  opera' ions  in  this  town  in 
1878.  The  premises  utilized  by  him  have  an  area  of  5,000 
square  feet  and  are  fitted  up  with  improved  machinery, 
driven  by  two  steam  engines  of  forty  and  fifteen  horse- 
power respectively.  Every  facility  is  provided  for  the 
manufacture  of  wood  and  paper  boxes  and  the  largest 
orders  can  be  filled  at  short  notice  and  at  low  rates,  but 
the  business  is  by  no  means  confined  to  this,  it  also  includ- 
ing the  doing  of  job  sawing,  planing  and  mill  work  of  all 
kinds,  and  the  sale  of  timber,  boards,  sheathing,  moulding, 
etc.,  a  large  stock  of  which  is  constantly  carried.  Mr. 
Jenness  operates  two  portable  mills,  and  in  short  is  thor- 
oughly well  prepared  to  do  business  on  a  large  scale  and 
to  successfully  meet  all  honorable  competition,  as  is  shcwa 
by  the  steady  development  of  his  enterprise  during  th« 
past  twelve  years. 


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LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  CONCORD. 


THE  COIVCORD  HARNESS, 

MADE  ONLY  BY 

JAMES   R.    HILL  &    CO., 

ESTABLISBBD  1840. 


James  R.  Hill  &  Co.,  the  only  makers  of  the  "  Concord 
Harness  "  and  collars,  are  probably  as  well  and  favorably 
known  as  any  other  house  in  this  country  as  makers  of 
the  celebrated  and  world-renowned  "Concord  Harness," 
and  the  firm's  business  forms  no  small  portion  of  the  man- 
ufacturing industry  of  the  capital  city.  The  founder  of 
the  house,  Mr.  James  R.  Hill,  commenced  business,  in  a 
small  way,  in  1840,  and  by  his  indomitable  energy  and 
perseverance,  attending  strictly  to  business  and  making 
good  work,  soon  gained  for  him  a  good  reputation 
throughout  the  State.  And  as  the  railroads  pushed  out 
into  the  far  West,  necessitating  connecting  lines  by  stag- 
ing, those  who  had  used  his  harness  in  the  East,  wanted 
them  in  their  new  enterprises,  and  so  as  time  rolled  on,  the 
business  was  increased.  In  1851,  the  present  senior  part- 
ner of  the  firm,  George  H.  Emerj',  entered  the  employ  of 
Mr.  Hill  as  an  apprentice,  commencing  at  the  very  foot  of 
the  ladder,  learning  all  the  details  of  every  part  of  the 
trade,  and,  in  18.09,  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  manufact- 
uring department,  and,  in  1866.  was  admitted  to  equal 
partnership  with  Jlr.  Hill  and  J.  E.  Dwight,  the  son-in- 
law  of  Mr.  Hill,  and  since  tliat  time,  the  practical  man- 
agement has  rested  on  his  shoulders.  On  the  decease  of 
Mr.  Hill,  in  1884,  Mr.  Emery  and  Mr.  Dwight  purchased 
the  heirs'  interest,  and  the  business  has  since  been  man- 
aged \iniier  the  same  firm-name  ;  in  1888,  a  stock  company 
■was  formed  continuing  the  same  name,  Mr.  Emery 
becoming  president  and  general  manager  and  Mr.  Dwight 
treasurer.  A  word  in  regard  to  the  workshops  which  are 
Tery  e.xtensive,  although  the  stranger  passing  by  on  Main 
street  would  not  see  the  immense  workshops  in  the  rear. 
The  building  located  on  North  Main  street,  comprises  a 
three  story  building  and  basement,  40  X  12,")  feel,  with  a 
three-story  and  liasemcnt  b\iilding  connected  in  the  rear, 
40  X  ICO.  and  a  collar  shop  building,  two  stories  in  height, 
25  X  60  feet.  The  company  has  recently  opened  a  store  in 
Boston  at  30  Sudbury  street,  61-03  Portland  street.  Em- 
ployment is  given  to  from  100  to  150  skilled  workmen, 
according  to  the  season.  The  company  does  an  extensive 
wholesale  business,  tlie  largest  probably  of  the  kind  in 
New  England.  No  concern  in  the  country  gives  more 
genuine  value  for  every  dollar  received.  The  quality  of 
the  work  manufactured  by  this  concern  stands  unrivalled, 
being  acknowledged  not  only  to  be  the  best  to  be  had,  but 


the  Standard  Harness  of  America.  The  trade  of  lhi». 
house  extends  to  every  part  of  the  inhabited  globe  where- 
American  or  English  enterprise  has  gained  a  foothold. 
The  firm  took  the  highest  award  at  the  Centennial  in  1876, 
special  awards  at  Sidney  in  1879,  and  was  the  only  party 
receiving  two  awards  at  the  Melbourne  exhibition  of  1880. 
Their  harness  also  took  the  first  prize  again  at  Melbourne 
in  1888,  and  have  always  taken  the  highest  awards  when 
placed  in  competition.  Barnum  &  Bailey  are  heavy 
patrons  ol  this  company's  productions,  and  are  using  a. 
complete  outfit  in  all  their  departments  of  harness  made 
by  tills  firm.  While  express  and  coach  harness  are  a 
prominent  feature,  yet  a  specialty  of  the  house  is  the  mak- 
ing of  fine  harness,  including  fine  carriage  harness,  coupe, 
rockaway,  gentlemen's  light  driving  anil  business  harness- 
of  all  sorts  and  descriptions.  The  customer  can  have  his 
taste  gratified  in  ever_y  respect,  and,  in  point  of  style,  they 
are  surpassed  by  none. 

The  following  editorial  article,  taken  from  the  Coach 
and  iSdtldleri/  Journal,  published  in  New  York  City,  shows 
how  the  trade  look  upon  the  goods  manufactured  by  this 
firm  :  "  George  H.  Emery,  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
James  R.  Hill  &  Co.,  Concord,  N.  H.,  paid  a  flying  visit 
to  this  city  last  week  for  the  purpose  of  buying  stock  for 
the  firm,  whose  business  is  steadily  increasing,  notwith- 
standing their  factory  is  located  in  a  city  that  of  itself 
offers  little  inducement  to  business  visitors.  The  value  of 
a  good  reputation,  honorable  and  square  dealing,  was 
never  made  more  apparent  than  it  is  with  the  house  of 
'  The  Concord  Harness,'  their  trade  mark  being  an  imper- 
turbable barrier  to  rival  houses,  and  especially  to  that  class 
who  have  not  the  ability  to  invent  new  styles  themselves, 
and  can  only  copy  and  imitate  others.  There  are  such. 
houses  in  the  trade,  and  their  leputations  in  this  respect 
are  well  known.  This  house  is  among  the  pioneers  and  in 
the  advance  ground  in  getting  up  new  styles,  and  probably 
there  has  been  more  copying  from  '  The  Concord  Harness  ' 
than  all  others  in  the  country,  as  it  seems  to  be  the  ne  plus 
ultrii  of  some  harness  manufacturers  of  the  class  we  have 
mentioned  to  say  they  can  make  as  good  a  harness  as  the 
'  Concord  Harness,'  made  b}'  James  K.  Hill  &  Co.  It  was 
Mr.  Emery  who  first  conceived  the  idea  of  making  a  stan- 
dard harness,  and  obtained  for  his  house  their  trade  mark, 
which  consists  of  the  words  '  The  Concord  Harness,' and 
also,  at  a  later  date,  another  in  which  music  is  made  to 
appear,  the  significance  of  which  has  been  a  puzzle  to 
many,  as  it  was  to  us,  to  know  what  music  had  to  do  with 
a  harness.  We  asked  Mr.  Emery  for  the  meaning,  who 
said  :  '  Why,  what  is  music  but  harmony,  and  what  is- 
harmony  but  a  concord  of  sounds  1  And  in  our  harness 
we  combine  harmony  in  their  proportions,  one  strap  with 
another  ;  hence  they  are  '  Concord  Harness.'  There  is  no 
danger  of  the  good  name  of  the  house  being  sacrificed 
under  its  present  management,  as  both  members  of  the 
firm  have  had  a  long  and  praclical  experience,  the  senior 
from  1851,  and  the  junior  from  1865.  Knowing  how  and 
what  to  buy  is  an  attainment  reached  by  comparatively 
few,  but  Mr.  Emery  is  prominent  among  that  few.  He  is 
looked  upon  by  the  New  York  harness  leather  manufact- 
urers as  one  of  the  most  competent  judges  of  harness- 
leather  that  visits  this  city.  When  David  Moffat,  the 
acknowledged  leader  in  the  manufacture  of  harness  leather, 
.says,  as  he  did  to  the  editor,  of  Mr.  Emery  :  '  He  is  a 
thorough  and  critical  judge  of  harness  leather  ;  he  knows- 
all  about  it.  He  knows  good  leather  at  sight,  and,  in 
buying,  selects  only  the  best ;  it  is  useless  to  offer  him 
anything  else.  lie  buys  close,  but  he  buys  good  stock 
on!}'.'  It  speaks  volumes  in  praise  of  the  buyer,  and  gives- 
assurance  to  those  who  buy  '  The  Concord  Harness '  that 
they  will  get  harness  made  of  good  stock  and  in  a  work- 
manlike manner." 

No  higher  endorsement  can  be  had.  The  tise  of  the- 
firm's  trade  mark,  "  The  Concord  Harness,"  is  not  limited 
to  any  one  style  of  harness,  but  is  and  always  lias  beea 
applied  and  used  by  them  for  every  description  of  harness 
of  superior  qualily  of  stock  and  workmanship,  meaningr 
that   the   puichaser   should   become   accustomed    to  rely 


LEADING  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  CONCORD.  85 

upon  the  quality  of  any  harness  sold  him  under  this  name,  TUNE    HMERICfl 
-and  while  the  motto,  which  is  original  with  this  house,  I.                     '                           III. 
(although  it  has  heen  copied  by  otirers)  "  Not  how  cheap.  Come,  ilrivers,  let  us  sing,                In  Africa  sunny  clime, 
but  how  good,"  when  applied  to  the  quality  of  "  The  Con-  Make  ail  the  welkin  ring                  Australia's  land  sublime, 
•cord  Harness,"  is  wholly  true-  vet    if  a  chean  harnpw  i«  With  s.mgs  of  praise.                       O'er  Europe's  plains, 
•oranioH    it  ,.  =  A  1.,.  „i  .   ■      J     f  .1'  '      '•       "  <-"^°P  "^f"«SS  IS  Praisc  for  the  harness  fine.                O'er  Apia's  boundless  ground- 
wanted.  It  can  1)6  obtained  of  them  in  any  slvle  desired,  at  Made  in  the  best  design,                  In  fact  the  world  around, 
prices  lower  than   the  lowest.     Aside  from  llie  manufactu-  Beauty  in  every  line.                          Is -Concord  Harness"  found, 
ing  of  harness,  the  firm  carry  a  line  of  all  kinds  of  goods  ''"■°"=  '°  ""  "■*^*-                          ^''"•^  "^^  ^'^"^  '^'''^• 
belonging   to  the  trade  ;   carriage  and  stable  furnishings,  II-                                                 IV. 
horse  clothing,  trunks,  travelling  valises,  and  all  sorts  of  "  Not  how  cheap,  but  how  good,"    So,  with  harmonious  voice, 
saddlery  hardware  generally.     On  seeinc  the  firm's  trade  Long  has  our  motto  stood                Proclaim  the  people's  choice, 
mark,  where  the  music  is  made  to  appear,  the  poet  has  Sur.^ite^f b1' nToee'er  made.          shou^o  thrhrvlofblue  , 

luniisnea   the  lollowing   verses,  which  state  the  facts  very  No  matter  what  the  grade,                  shout,  men  of  every  hue  ! 

•clearly:  Of  no  fair  test  afraid,                         Shout,  for  ihe "  Concord "  true 

By  draft  or  pen.  Concordia  I 

Organized  1845    ^  ^  V 

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*^|/ INSURANCE,  . 

>^s.'.w^:w^^^^7  WILLLVM  H. BEERS,  President.       "^^ 

Crowell  8cMcKellar  GenI  Agents- 

CHASE'S  BLOCK  I5N0.MAIN  ST.  CONCORD.  N  H 

What  the  lawyers  call  the  "  burden  of  proof,'   is  now  dollars,  is  too  huge  to  lie  appreciated,  but  its  significance 

thrown  on  the  man  who  is  not  insured,  for  such  a  rfvolu-  becomes  evident  when  it   is  learned   that   it  amounts  to 

tion  has  occurred  in  public  sentiment  within  a  decade  or  nearl}'  one-fifth  of  the  total  income  of  all  the  life  compa- 

80,  that  a  man  who  can  be  insured  but  neglects  to  take  (^ut  nies.    Look  for  a  moment  at  the  summary  for  the  45-year8' 

a  policy,  is  regarded  as  careless  and  seltish  unless  he  can  business.      Received   from    policy-holders    in    premiums, 

prove  the  contrary  to  be  the  fact.     Really  the  only  ques-  |''0T,679.689.43  ;   premiums  for  annuities,  $15,^6,59.5.06; 

tion  for  a  sensible  man  to  consider  is  where  he  can  place  Total  from  polic}'  holders,  $'i23,-5"2tj,28-l  49      Paj'menis  to 

his  insurance  to  the  best  advantage,  and  we  can  aid  pow-  policy-holders  and   their  representatives  with  assets  now 

erfully  in  an  entirely  satisfactory  solution  of  that  by  direct-  held  as  security  for  policies  in  force  exceeds  the  amount 

ing  our  readers'  attention  to  the  facilities  offered  by  the  received    from    policy-holders,   $10,871,375.34.      Inlerest, 

New  York  Life  Insurance  Company,  whose  State  agency  rentals,  etc.,  $52,868,069.94  ;  death-losses  paid,  $.j0,040,2.57- 

for  New  Hampshire  is  in  Room  No.  4,  Chase's  Block,  15  60  ;   interest  and  rents  e.xceed  death  losses  paid.  $2,827,- 

No.  Main  St.,  Concord.  Here  may  be  found  Messrs.  Crowell  812.34.     Assets,  |10-),0.')3, 600.96  ;  surplus,  $15,600,000.00. 

&  McKellar,  who  are  the  general  agents  for  New  Hamp-  Wm.  H.  Beers,  the  president,  has  been  connected  with  the 

shire,  and  control  sub  agents  throughout  the  Slate.     They  Co.  from  its  infancy,  advancing  step  by  step  from  clerk  to 

-established  their  agency  in  April,  1889,  and  have  already  cashier,  actuarj',  vice-president,  to   his   present   position, 

written   a   great  many  policies,   for  they    are   in  a    posi-  First  vice-president,  Henrj'  Tuck  ;  second  vice-president, 

tion  to  furnish  the  highest  type  of  insurance  at  the  lowest  A.   H.   Welch  ;   and   actuary  Rulus   W.  Weeks,  have  all 

market  rates.     The  New  York  Life  is  one  of  the  strongest  reachedj  their  present   positions  by  advancement  step  by 

and  most  extensive  life  companies  in  the  world,  and  the  step.     With  such  an   administrative  staff  of  officers,  the 

magnitude  of  its  operation  is  most  significantly  shown  by  company  have  and  are  always  advancing  the  interests  of 

the  record  of  a  single  year  (1889) :  its  policy- holders  and  when  we  consider  the  fact,  that  the 

Ti,in,-,wii-   ifnnn-KT  amount  of  its  endowment  and  annuity  policies  is  larger  by 

iNCOMt  AooouKi.  jjjjj^g  jjj^ij  j.j^i.jy  niillions  of  dollars, 'its  forms  of  policies 

From  policy-holders $24,. 585, 921. 10  and  the  results  more  satisfactory  than  any  other  company, 

"      interest,  rentals,  etc 4, .577,345.14  it  speaks  volumes  for  the  executive  ability  of  its  officers. 

Total  income 29,163,206.34  The  New  England  Branch,  located  at  Boston,  Mass.,  cum- 

DTSBnRSEMENT  ACCOUNT  prising   the  New  England  States,  excepting  Vermont,  is 

DiSBDRSEMENT  ACCOUNT.  ^^j^^  ^^^  Supervision  of  Major  Ben.  S.  Calef.  one  of  the 

Death-claims  and  endowments §6,2o2,09j.50  oldest  and  most  prominent  life  underwriters  of  Massachu- 

Dividends,  annuities  and  purchased  insur-  setts,  with  Hon.  D.  P.  Kingsley— late  insurance  commis- 

ance 5.869. 0~6. 16  sioner  of  Colorado — as   inspector  of    agencies.      Messrs. 

Total  paid  policy  holders 12,121,121.60  Crowell  &  McKellar  will  be  happy  to  give  full  and  detailed 

These  figures  are  impressive  and  would  be  even  more  so  information  upon  application,  and  will  gladly  furnish  the 

■were   itnot  for   their   magnitude,  which   prevents  their  actual  results  of  policies  which  have  matured  and    been 

being    entirely   comprehended.      For   instance    the  total  settled  in  1889,  and  mail  communications  will  be  promptly 

income  for  the  year  of  1889,  over  twenty-nine  millions  of  and  carefully  attended  to. 


Popular  Loans 

are    loans   to   avoid — there   is  always   a  better  use 
for  money. 

A  short  crisp  sentence  may  not  have  the  whole  of 
the  truth  in  it ;  but  it  is  likely  to  carry  more  of  the 
truth  to  the  reader's  mind  than  a  circumstantial 
statement. 

Competition  for  loans  in  the  west  results  in  lend- 
ing too  much,  and  lending  too  much — we  all  know 
what  that  leads  to. 

The  typical  Western  spirit  is  one  of  great  cheer- 
fulness. There  is  no  such  word  as  "  fail "  in  the 
local  vocabulary.  The  Westerner  promises  any- 
thing, mortgages  everything.  Rate  per  cent  has  no 
terrors  for  him,  if  only  you  lend  him  money  enough. 

When  a  dozen  lenders  bid  for  his  loan  the  one 
that  bids  most  is  the  one  that  gets  it — perhaps  that 
loan  is  a  good  one.     Keep  out  of  the  dozen. 

How  ?  By  looking  ahead  instead  of  behind  ;  by 
seeing  the  present  condition  of  things  at  least ;  by 
using  your  eyes  instead  of  your  ears.  The  majority, 
even  of  lenders,  lean  on  others.  The  current 
opinion,  even  of  lenders,  is  always  late. 

But  this  is  for  us,  not  you. 

For  )ou  there  is  this  one  maxim  :  Choose  a  lender 
vou  can  trust;    and  trust  him. 

We  have  a  primer  designed  to  meet  the  wants^ 
the  real  wants,  not  the  whims,  of  a  man  or  woman 
with  money  to  lend — no  matter  how  little  or  much. 
Shall  we  send  it  ? 

The  Kansas  City  Investment  Company. 

Edward  E.  Holmes,  President,  Treasurer,  and  Western  M.inager,  Kansas  City. 
Willis  G.  Myers,  Vice-President  and  Eastern  Manager,  Portsmouth. 

Kansas  City,  Missouri.  Hartford,  Conn.  Omaha,  Nebraska.     Beloit.  Kansas. 

PorlMnonlh,  New  Hampshire.       Office  John  Jeffries  &  Sons,  Boston.     Toledo,  Ohio.  Dallas,  Texas. 


INDEX    TO    BUSINESS    NOTICES. 


BankH. 

Dover  PiveCents  Savings  Bank 32 

Dorer  Nntioniil  Bank 32 

Farniinu'tnn  Savingy  Bank 78 

Great  Falls  Nalioiial  Hank 43 

RocheskT  Loan  and  liaLkiug  Co fiO 

Savinjs  Bank  for  Ihc  County  of  Strafford..  25 

Strafford  National  Bank 2.5 

Somersworth  Savings  Bank -13 

Boot  anil  ^SIlO«;  MauiiracturerM. 

Berry,  J.  M.  &  Co 75 

Hanson.  F.  J.  (boot  and  Bhoe  heels) 75 

Hayes.  I.  &  Sons 81 

Nnte,  L.  M 53 

Nnte.  A.  &  Sons 79 

Koehestcr  Shoe  Co 65 

Wallace,  Elliott  &  Co 77 

Wallace,  E.  G.  &  E 60 

Wentwonh.  Geo.  B.  &  Co 33 

Woodbury  Brothers 34 

Books  anil  Stationery. 

Smith,  C.  W 34 

Worcester*  Greenfield 67 

Boot  and  Shoe  Dealers. 

Martin,  John 51 

Page,  W.  P 23 

Shaw,  Walton   R 26 

Winslow,  J.  H 30 

Contrnctova  and  Builders. 

Mouhon.  L.  B 61 

Rooney  «S:6urnham 25 

Coal  and  Wood. 

Gandette,  A 48 

Hayes,  David 61 

Mathes,  Valentine 26 

Mooney,  F.  E 82 

Trickey.  C.  H.  &  Co ..  18 

Carpet  and  Furniture  Dealers. 

Carter,  A.  E.  &  Co 76 

Clark  &  Aldrich 16 

Jones,  6.  A.  &  Co. 82 

Morrill.  E.,  Furniture  Co 36 

Pattee,  H.A... 31 

Sanborn,  A.  V 64 

rriaee  and  Sleieh  Manufacturers. 

Drew.  Richard  A 36 

Randlelt,  J.  H 20 

Tibbitts,  J.  P 77 

Worthen,  H.  A 21 

Confectionery  i^lfrs.  and  Dealers. 

Berry,  Charles  H 82 

Davis,  C.  A 62 

Davis,  Edward 61 

Elliott,  W.  A 82 

Webber,  A.  H.,  Mrs 49 

Dentists. 

Garland.  Albert 74 

Guttman,  J 49 

Haves,  W.  W.  &  E.  A.  Shorey 22 

Haves.  Fred  H 23 

Nichols.  J.  E 80 

Kowe,  Dr 60 

Tafkcr.  C.  W 21 

Young,  A.  J 18 

Dry  and  Fancy  Goods. 

Bell,  William 66 

Dearborn,  'I'homas  H.  &  Co 16 

Dorr*  Hobson 46 

Dumas,  John  A 47 

Edgerlv.  1>.  E 75 

Frost.  PM 82 

Hoyt.  Harry  M.  &  Co 63 

Hovt,  O.  A 62 

Hofmann  &  Wolf 68 

Nealley,  B.  Frank 23 

Parker.  A.  E 17 

Wimpfheimcr  &  Co .  44 

DruEKists. 

Blake,  W.  P 75 

Emerson,  E.  W.  &  Co 63 

Fall.  H.  !'.  &  Co 83 

Fleury.  Joseph 65 

Grant,  L.  E 54 

Ham,  F.  C 45 

Provencher.  Z.  &  Co 46 

Preston.  J.  W 46 

Roberts  &  Peavey 78 

Sanitine  Remedy  Co 73 

Tufts.  Charles  A. 24 

Doors,  Sash,  Blinds,  etc. 

Frost,  E.  n 28 

Home,  S.  P.  &  Co 63 

Weserve,  J.  H.  &  Co 63 

Nutter,  John  C 53 


Fisb  and  Oysters. 

Phillips,  N.  C ..  62 

Smith  &  Son 47 

Glass  Ware  and  Crockery. 

Morrill.  W.  A 22 

Spnrlin,  Thomas 18 

Willson.  E  T 79 

Neal.  W.  B 66 

Groceries  and  Provisions. 

Barker.  John  U.  &  Co 79 

Belleville  &  Daigic 50 

Bickford.J 49 

Blake.  Chas.  F 47 

C'hurbnck,  G.  Howard 21 

Chnrbuek.  O.  L 37 

Chicoine.  M.  &  T.  &  Co 23 

Downing.  E.  E 80 

Dearborn,  H.  E 20 

Edgerlv.  D.  E 75 

Farwell,  Frank  E 80 

FernalJ.  J.E 81 

Gorman,  P 27 

Guilmet,  Peter 51 

Kurd  &  Grant 49 

Home.  S.  C 49 

Hanson,  H.   M 46 

Hanson.  N.  E 31 

Hayes*  Uodgdon 30 

Henderson.  C.  T 23 

James  &  Sons 44 

Killoren.  A.  &  J 26 

Knox.  Orrin -  54 

LeGro.  Johns 48 

I.eavitt.  W.  C. 31 

Mclntire.  John 19 

Merrow.  J.  W 31 

Morgan,   Thomas 45 

Marin,  0 60 

Mellen,  Chas.    H 51 

Morrill,  J.  G.  &  Co 64 

Nnte  &  Wolcott 22 

Pearl,  Frank 80 

Pierce.  D.  C.  M 18 

Roberts,  J.  Frank 88 

Roy,  N 48 

Sm;.ll,  M.  W 82 

Standley.  Edwin  W 65 

Sleeper.  E.  V 64 

Spencer,  A.  B 54 

Tash.  E.  S.  ,&  Co 24 

Willson.  E.  T 79 

HarnesH  .^Innnfacturers  and  Dealers. 

Hartford,  James  W 28 

Hill,  James  R.  &  Co 84 

Peaslee,  J.  T 17 

Uotels  and  Restaurants. 

Burnham.  S.  H 66 

Cascade  House 64 

Dodge's  Hotel 61 

Excelsior  Dining  Rooms  (A.  E.  Ashby) 21 

Great  Falls  Hotel 44 

Granite  State  Hotel 48 

Grants  Hotel 53 

Mansion  House 66 

Sayward,  Geo.  W 64 

Strafford  House 80 

Wilson  House 78 

Hardware. 

Bailey,  Geo.W 74 

Foot  &  Snell 25 

Fernald.J.  E 81 

Seavey,  J.  Herbert 19 

Tibbets,  E.  A.  &  Son 45 

Wallace,  F.  E.  &  Co 61 

Insurance. 

Beaeham,  J.  H.  &  Son 51 

Bnttertleld.  G.  F 24 

Crawford,  Tolles  &  Co 35 

Crowell  &  McKellar »> 

Parshlcv,  A.  S 63 

Wendell,  D.  H 28 

LlTcry  anil  Sale  Stables. 

Canncy,  n.  E 32 

Jenness  &  Harvey 27 

Locke.  J.  Wesley 81 

Parker.  G.  W 17 

Pattee,  S.  E 50 

Laundries  and  Dye  Houses. 

City  Laundry.  The  iDan  Guilfoyle) 27 

Dover  Steam  Laundry  and  Dye  House 29 

Rochester  Steam  Laundry 67 

Lumber  and  Box  Manufacturers. 

Conve^^e  &  Hammond 16 

Home,  Jesse  R 54 

Jenness,  0.  W 88 

Waldron,  A.  F.  &  H.  C 74 


miscellaneous. 

Beaeham,  C.  S.  &  Son  (Hour  and  feed) 4EI 

BOf ton  Five  and  Ten  Cent  Store 28.  ' 

Bennett.  M.  P.  (junk) 24l 

Brewster,  11.  L.  (electrician) 18 

Chick.  Anson  (picture  fra    ing) 50' 

City  Employment  Bureau 27 

Chielev.  F.  1..  (hatter) 66- 

Downing.  E.  E.  (baker) 80 

Dover  Navigation  Co 13- 

Fernald,  J.  E.  &  Son  iFafmington  A'ews).,  76 

Hussey,  P.  A.  (baker) 47 

Horton.  C.  H.  (bookbinder) 33. 

Home.  G.  W.  A  Co.  (bricks) 26  . 

Kansas  City  Investment  Co 86 

Lewis.  Edwin  A.  (cigar  manufacturer) 48 

McDaniel,  V.  H.  (auctioneer).. 24 

McDuffee.  J.  E.  (music  teacher) _  65 

Pitman,  C.  U.  (printer)... 77 

Rackley's  "Varieiy  Store 31 

Ramsdell.  A.  T.  (architect) 36 

Roberts,  H.  W.  &  Co.  (gristmill) 76 

Stringer.  S.  (mineral  waters) 62* 

Tasker,  W.  H.  (ui)holstery) 47 

Millinery  and  Fancy  Goods. 

Byrne,  Marv 33 

Cressey.T.  P.  &  Son 19 

Eastman  &  Davis 47 

Richardson.  M.  A.  Mrs 64 

Small.  L.  A.  Mrs 79  ■ 

York,  E.  H.  &  Co.  Mrs 81 

Manufacturers. 

Dover  Trunk  Factory 30 

Dover  Foundry  and  Machine  Works 34.. 

Flanders,  L.  S.'&Son(lasts  and  sole  patterns)  79' 

Holt  &  Morrison  (machinists) 65 

Harriman.  James  W.  (machinist) 53 

Home,  G.  W.  &  Co.  (bricks) 26 

Rochester  Foundry  and  Machine  Co 68 

Sonle,  Harrison  (founder) 61 

Sawyer  Woolen  Mills 29  • 

Wiggin  &  Stevens  (sand  paper) 20 

Williams,  I.  B.  &  Sons  (tanuere> 35 

Marble  and  Granite. 

Foye,  S.  H 29  ■ 

George  &  Langmaid 27 

Pride,  Thomas  &  Son 77 

Photographers. 

Collins,I.A 62 

Drew,  A.  P, 3S 

Etter,  B .51 

Shackford,  Amasa  W 78 

Paints,  Oils,  etc. 

Folsom,  J.  B.  &  Co 17 

Tibbets,  E.  A.  &  Son 45 

Steam  and  Gas  Fitters. 

Bailey.  Geo.  W 74 

Harri'n  an,  James  W. 53. 

Holt  &  Morrison 66 

Perkins,  Walter  T 30 

Sewine  Machines,  Pianos  and  Orsrans. 

Lothrop.  D.  &  Co 19 

White.  H.  L 16 

Stoves  and  Furnaces. 

Baty.   John 28- 

Bailey,  Chas.  M 62 

Bailey.  Geo.  W 74 

Cooper,  Leroy  G. 67 

Hill.  John  T 23 

Hodsdon.  Daniel 46- 

Thayer,  W.  I? 81 

Tailors  and  Clothiers. 

Carlton  A  Bennett 74 

Dover  Clothing  Co 15 

Dufflll.Thos.  P 44. 

Jenean.  A.  B.  &  Co 50 

McClellau.  C 20 

Tafl,  Edw.  W 28 

Rines,  Walter  H 17 

Undertakers  and  Embalmers. 

Faunce.  A    T>.  &  Son 45 

Glidden,  John  A 83. 

Spencer.  A.  B 54 

Sanb<)m,  .\-  V . 64.4 

Tibbitts.  J.  P. 77 

Ward,  A.  N 80- 

Watcbes  and  Jewelry. 

Bacon,  Chas.  E 26- 

Folsom,  E.  W 45;. 

Hodsdon,  Chas.  E ...— 86 

Humphrey,  J.  M . 6ft- 

Lane.  Geo.  W 77 

Tibbets.  R  Frank ., 88l. 

Tilton  &  Richards „,„ BT 

Safford,  J.  F „,j 7f« 


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